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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 169

Pair: Corporal M. Grisoni, 2nd Regiment of Voltiguers, French Army

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (Grisoni. Mathieu. G. Imp. 2. Vrs.); France, Second Empire, Medaille Militaire, silver and enamel, light edge bruising and contact marks, very fine (2)

Mathieu Grisoni was born in Corsica on 11 April 1830. He enlisted on 21 August 1851, serving with the 79th Regiment de Ligne "4th Legere". He moved to Corps on 9 November 1851 and was promoted to Corporal on 12 November 1853. Served with 4th Leger from 21 December 1854 -10 March 1855 and then 2nd Voltiguer de la Garde between 11 March 1855-18 February 1856 as part of the Army of the Orient (Crimea).

He was wounded on the 18 May 1855 in the trenches before Sebastopol by a gun-shot in the left shoulder and received a wound certificate.

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Sold for
£380

Starting price
£240