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Auction: 20002 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Space Exploration
Lot: 16

Military General Service 1793-1814, disc only, drilled and with later ornate suspension with engraved details 'Talavera 1809 Albuhera 1811' (A. Townsend, 29th Foot.), nearly very fine

Ex-Hoare, October 1995.

Alexander Townsend, a native of Kenalley, Fermanagh was born in 1792 and was discharged in September 1816, his papers noting 'nearly blind, Albuhera'. Emigrating to Canada and drawing a Chelsea Pension, by 1852 he appears to be living in Drummond Township, Lanark County, Ontario; sold with copied muster rolls and research.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£480