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Auction: 22002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 3

(x) Military General Service 1793-1814, 4 clasps, Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes (Jas. Gorten, 6th Foot.), minor edge bruising and contact marks, overall very fine

James Gorton was born at Preston and served with the 6th Foot as a Private through the Peninsular Campaign and later the invasion of Southern France with Captain Scott's company. He was discharged on 23 September 1818, returning to Bolton, and died on 16 May 1865.

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Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£480