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151
Military General Service 1793-1814, two clasps, Martinique, Guadaloupe (Alexr. Ross, Serjt. 25th. Foot), nearly extremely fine
£1,200-1,400
Sergeant Alexander Ross, born Greyfriars, Edinburgh c.1781; enlisted as a Boy Drummer in the 25th Foot, April 1793; served with the Regiment in the West Indies, and present at the Capture of Martinique in 1809 and Guadaloupe the following year; advanced Drum-Major (ranking as Sergeant), August 1811; discharged August 1821 after 28 years and 132 days with the Colours.
Provenance: Glendining, May 1904
Glendining, May 1965
Spink, November 1994.
152
A Superb M.G.S. to Private J. King, 4th Foot, Who Served in Eleven Actions With the Regiment; Was Wounded Six Times, on the Peninsula and in North America; and Taken Prisoner of War
Military General Service 1793-1814, three clasps, Badajoz, Salamanca, St. Sebastian (John King, 4th. Foot.), nearly extremely fine
£2,800-3,200
Private John King, born Lambeth, Surrey, 1789; enlisted in the 4th (King's Own) Foot, April 1809; served with the 1st Battalion in the Peninsula, and present at the Battle of Badajoz, 6.4.1812 (suffered a bayonet wound to the left shoulder and gunshot wound to the back)- the Battalion as a whole suffered 4 Officers and 40 men killed and 15 Officers and 173 men wounded; at Salamanca; and at the assault on St. Sebastian, 31.8.1813 (wounded from a fall off the breach)- the 4th suffered terrible losses: 5 Officers and 117 men killed and 6 Officers and 170 men wounded at the breaches; subsequently served in the force investing Bayonne, December 1813, where he suffered a sword wound, and a gunshot wound to the left knee. In 1814 King sailed with the 4th Foot to America, present with the Regiment at the Battle of Bladensberg, 24.8.1814, and taken Prisoner of War- it is possible that he had volunteered to stay behind to help take care of the wounded, as the list of British prisoners in American hands gives his rank as 'orderly'; released shortly afterwards, he re-joined the regiment in time for the Battle of New Orleans and was present at the capture of Fort Bowyer during the attack on Mobile Bay, 10.2.1815, where he received his sixth and final wound, by gun-shot, with what was one of the last shots of the War, for two days later news of the Peace treaty signed the previous year arrived from England. Injuries prevented King from serving with the Regiment at Waterloo; he was discharged in June 1817, after 8 years and 65 days with the Colours, and died in Limehouse, London, June 1857.
153
An M.G.S. to Corporal J. Burke, Grenadier Guards, Who Served With the Regiment in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, But Later, When In Liquor, Was Found Guilty of Mutinous Conduct and Sentenced to 700 Lashes
Military General Service 1793-1814, three clasps, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (John Burke, Corpl. 1st. Foot Gds.), minor edge bruise, good very fine
£1,200-1,500
Corporal John Burke, born Caterland, Co. Kerry c. 1787; enlisted in the 1st Foot Guards, August 1812; served with the 1st Battalion in the Peninsula from Autumn 1812, and present as one of 40 volunteers from the Battalion at the siege and capture of St. Sebastian, 31.8.1813; subsequently served with the 3rd Battalion, in Lieutenant-Colonel H. D'Oyly's Company, during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815 - as part of the 1st Guards Brigade the Battalion was heavily involved in the fighting at Quatre Bras, 16.6.1815; and distinguished themselves on the day of the Great Battle by defeating the Imperial Guard. As a result of their heroism and the significance of their contribution to the Battle the 1st Foot Guards were re-styled the Grenadier Guards, a unique occasion in the history of the British Army of a title being won on the battlefield. The 3rd Battalion in particular sustained 59% casualties, including their Commanding Officer.

700 Lashes
In November 1823, Burke was part of the detachment tasked with guarding the Bank of England. At a General Court Martial held at the Tower of London, 17.11.1823, the following charges were read out:
Charge 1: For being in liquor when for the Bank Piquet on the afternoon of Friday the 7th day of November 1823.
Charge 2: For highly unsoldierly and mutinous conduct in fixing his bayonet and coming to the charge with it on Sergeant Andrew McFarlane and threatening to run him through the body if he approached him.
Charge 3: For highly unsoldierly and mutinous conduct in refusing to go to the Guard Room when ordered by Drill Sergeant Charles Graves of Lieutenant-Colonel Higginson's company and coming to the charge on the said Drill Sergeant Charles Graves with his bayonet fixed and defying the said Drill Sergeant to confine him, declaring that he would not be confined but by an officer.
Charge 4: For resisting the escort sent from the Main Guard to secure him and threatening to use violence towards them.
Burke was found guilty on all charges and sentenced to 700 lashes. The sentence was approved and carried out in full.
Burke was discharged in September 1829, after 19 years and 84 days with the Colours, and subsequently emigrated to Montreal, Canada. In 1850 he applied for an increase in pension on the grounds of age and infirmity, stating that he had been severely wounded at Waterloo. The Board's decision was 'Nil. Character indifferent. No mention of wound.'
Provenance: Sotheby, February 1912
Glendining, March 1969
154
Military General Service 1793-1814, three clasps, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive (Chas. Shone, 85th. Foot), lacquered, minor edge bruising, good very fine
£1,600-1,800
Private Charles Shone, born Chester c.1788; enlisted in the 85th King's Light Infantry, April 1813; served with the Regiment in the Peninsula from July 1813; and in North America; present with the Regiment at the Battle of Bladensberg, 24.8.1814, and taken Prisoner of War- it is possible that he had volunteered to stay behind to help take care of the wounded, as the list of British prisoners in American hands gives his rank as 'orderly'; released, October 1814, he re-joined the regiment in time for the Battle of New Orleans- although a failure, the 85th were completely successful in their task of clearing the west bank of the Mississippi and capturing an American artillery position; discharged, August 1827, after 14 years and 136 days with the Colours.
155
Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Vimiera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Toulouse (W. Lemon, Serjt. 40th. Foot.), edge bruise, good very fine
£1,200-1,400
Colour Sergeant William Lemon, born Combestock, near Exeter, Devon c.1771; enlisted in the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot with the rank of Corporal, July 1799; served with the Regiment during operations on and off the coast of Egypt, and suffered a wound to the right arm during the heavy fighting on the 21st March 1801, when the French Army ws finally defeated; promoted Sergeant, 1802; served with the Regiment throughout the Peninsula War, from the Battle of Vimiera, August 1808, to Toulouse, April 1814; wounded in the right hand at Badajoz, 1812, his wounds preventing him from taking part in the main assault, and from qualifying for the clasp; served with the Regiment in Captain P. Bishop's Company during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815, and received a severe fracture to the lower jaw at Waterloo, 18.6.1815; discharged May 1817, after 19 years and 297 days with the Colours, having shown 'much gallantry in front of the enemy.' (Service papers refer). Colour Sergeant Lemon died, March 1849, before he was able to claim the 'Egypt' clasp for his medal, which was not sanctioned until 1851.
Provenance: Spink, November 2005
156
Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nive (J. Humphries, Corpl. 4th. Foot.), edge bruising, nearly very fine
£1,800-2,200
Corporal John Humphries, born Derryvollan, Enniskillen, Fermanagh, 1786; enlisted in the 4th (King's Own) Foot, February 1808; served with the Regiment in the Peninsula and in America, and received a grape shot wound to the left side at New Orleans, 8.1.1815; re-enlisted in the 8th Royal Veteran Battalion, November 1819; discharged January 1821, after 11 years and 4 days with the Colours.
157
x Military General Service 1793-1814, four clasps, Salamanca, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (R. Cunningham, R. Arty. Drivers), suspension claw and clasp facings re-affixed, minor edge bruising, good very fine
£600-800
Driver Robert Cunningham, born Glasgow, May 1779; enlisted in the Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers, December 1797; served with the Corps in the Peninsula, 1812-14; served during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815; discharged, January 1819, after 23 years and 123 days with the Colours.
158
Military General Service 1793-1814, five clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Talavera, Busaco, Albuhera (George Taylor, 29th. Foot), pawn broker's mark to edge, nearly extremely fine
£1,800-2,200
Private George Taylor, born Blackburn c.1785; enlisted in the 29th Foot, April 1803; served with the Regiment in the Peninsula from 1808, and present at the Battle of Roleia, 17.8.1808, where the Regiment suffered the highest number of casualties in the British force, 151, including their Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Lake, who was killed; the 29th suffered even higher casualties at Talavera, 27-28.7.1809, with the loss of 183 Officers and men; present and wounded at Albuhera, 16.5.1811- the bloodiest battle of the whole War- in which the 29th suffered casualties of 324 Officers and men, which had the effect of so reducing the Regiment's numbers that they were obliged to return to Britain to recruit; discharged, August 1812 on account of an 'amputated leg from a wound at Albuhera' (Service papers refer), after 9 years and 85 days with the Colours; died January 1860.
Provenance: Greg Collection 1887
Glendining, May 1992
Darwent Collection, April 2004.
159
A Good M.G.S. to Corporal S. Jeffries, 4th Foot, Whose Superb Battle Record Included Service at Copenhagen; in the Peninsula, Where He Was Wounded at Badajoz; in North America Where He Was Present at the Battle of Bladensburg and the Subsequent Burning of The Capitol and The White House; and at Waterloo
Military General Service 1793-1814, five clasps, Corunna, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (S. Jeffries, Corpl. 4th. Foot.), the two clasp sections re-affixed, otherwise extremely fine
£1,400-1,800
Corporal Stephen Jeffries, born Throwley, near Canterbury, Kent, c.1782; enlisted in the 4th (King's Own) Foot, May 1802; served with the Regiment at the Battle of Copenhagen 1807, to prevent the Danish fleet defecting to the Franco-Russian alliance; with the 1st Battalion in the Peninsula at the Battles of Corunna, where the 4th particularly distinguished themselves, Barba del Puerco, Rodrigo, Badajoz (wounded by a piece of shell), where the Battalion suffered 42 men killed and 188 wounded, Salamanca, Palentia, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, where the Battalion suffered 119 men killed and 159 wounded, Badasoa, and Nive; and in North America at the Battle of Bladensburg, 24.8.1814; the subsequent capture and burning of the public buildings in Washington, D.C., including the Capitol and the White House- 'the greatest disgrace every dealt to American arms'; and the Battles of Baltimore, and New Orleans; finally served during the Waterloo Campaign, as part of Captain Shaw's No.1 Company, 16-18.6.1815, when the Regiment suffered 12 men killed and 8 officers and 113 men wounded; discharged as a consequence of 'being nearly worn out', February 1819, after 18 years and 298 days with the Colours.
Provenance: Glendining, March 1927
160
Military General Service 1793-1814, seven clasps, Busaco, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (J. Dawson, Serjt. 7th. Foot.), good very fine
£2,200-2,600
Colour Sergeant James Dawson, born Kendal, Westmoreland, c.1780; enlisted in the 7th Foot (Royal Fusiliers), April 1805; promoted Sergeant, August 1808; served with the 2nd Battalion in the Peninsula, and present at the Battle of Albuhera, 16.5.1811, when from a strength of 28 Officers and 540 men the Battalion suffered 2 Officers and 47 men killed and 13 Officers and 218 wounded- a casualty rate of 50%. Served with the 1st Battalion in America, and present during the action at New Orleans, 8.1.1815, in which action British casualties were 291 killed, 1,262 wounded, and 484 missing; discharged, September 1823, on account of being appointed Barrack Sergeant of Windsor Barracks, having received the following testimonial from his Commanding Officer: 'Colour Sergeant James Dawson from his very long service and meritorious conduct as a non-commissioned officer is thoroughly recommended to the favourable consideration of the Lords Commissioners.'
161
Military General Service 1793-1814, eight clasps, Talavera, Fuentes d'Onor, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (Edward Boyett, 14th. Light Dragoons.), edge bruise, otherwise good very fine
£2,400-2,800
14 Private Edward Boyett, born Catherington, near Petersfield, Hampshire, c.1782; enlisted in the 14th Light Dragoons, June 1804; served with the Regiment in the Peninsula for five and a half years, from the crossing of the Douro, May 1809, until after the Battle of Toulouse in 1814; and in America for eight months; discharged, October 1832, after 28 years and 124 days with the Colours.
162
x Honourable East India Company's Medal for Mysore 1790-92, 37mm, silver, straight grained edge, traces of lacquer, good very fine, with contemporary silver ring suspension
£700-900
163
Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze, reverse double struck, otherwise good very fine, with contemporary ring suspension
£180-220
164
Alexander Davison's Medal for the Nile 1798, 48mm, bronze, edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine
£120-150
165
Honourable East India Company's Medal for Seringapatam 1799, 48mm, silver-gilt, Soho Mint, a slightly later striking with obverse die crack, nearly very fine, with contemporary loop suspension
£350-400
166
x Sultan's Medal for Egypt 1801, 36mm, gold, with small gold suspension ring and gold chain, nearly extremely fine
£1,400-1,800
167
Waterloo 1815 (Will. Moore, Driver, Royal Horse Artillery.), contact marks, very fine, with contemporary silver clip and split ring suspension
£900-1,100
Driver William Moore, born Hadleigh, Suffolk; enlisted Royal Artillery, 1812; served in Major Whingate's (Rocket) Troop during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815.
168
Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Michael M'Manus., 3rd Bat. 1st Foot. or R. Scots.), worn, good fine, with replacement steel clip and contemporary split ring suspension
£700-900
Sergeant Michael McManus served in Captain J. Mac Ra's No. 4 Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Foot during the Waterloo Campaign, 16-18.6.1815. (entitled to M.G.S. 5 clasps, Busaco, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, St. Sebastian)
Provenance: Galway Foley Collection 1913
169
Candahar Ghuznee Cabul 1842 (Gunner Edwd. German, 1st. Troop Horse Bde. Bombay Arty.), officially renamed, very fine
£200-300
170
China 1842 (George Goddard, Royal Marines.), light contact marks, otherwise good very fine
£500-600
171
Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Sergt. John Richards 40th Regt.), very fine, original brass riveted hook replaced with contemporary brass suspension bar
£400-500
172
Punniar Star 1843 (Sergt. G.E. Patterson 9th Queens Royal Lancers), detached from replacement silver straight bar suspension, nearly very fine
£250-350
173
Sutlej 1845-46, for Moodkee, two clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (Charles Greaves 80th Regt.), edge bruising, therefore very fine
£450-550
174
Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (David Harry. 53rd. Regt.), a later issue impressed in small serif capitals, minor edge bruise, good very fine
£200-240
175
Punjab 1848-49, one clasp, Mooltan (H. Payne, A.B. Ind. Flot.), minor edge bruising, otherwise good very fine, rare
£500-600
Henry Payne, a native of Cambridgeshire; joined the East India Company's Bombay Marine, aged 15, February 1842; initially served as a Marine Boy in the Queen, before advancing to Ordinary Seaman, 1847; served in the Steam Tender Napier, Indus Flotilla during the Second Sikh War; he received 41 Rupees (£3-18-7) in prize money for Mooltan; subsequent service included in the Hastings, before being discharged, April 1849.
Provenance: Spink, June 1993
176
Punjab 1848-49, two clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Major Thos. Miller. 10th Foot.), light contact marks, very fine
£1,200-1,400
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Miller born Jersey, 1799; commissioned Ensign, 10th Foot, 1817; posted to India later that year before service in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick; the regiment was temporarily disbanded in North America, 1819, and he transferred to the 1st West India Regiment;
six years later 'In consequence of ill-health at the recommendation of the Medical Board', he transferred again, to the 40th Regiment; served with the regiment in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land; promoted Lieutenant, 1827, and in 1839 he participated in operations in the Lower Scinde under Brigadier Valiant, K.C.H; Captain 1841; Major 10th Foot, August 1848; he was present throughout the siege operations at Mooltan in 1848-49, and, serving as Brigade Major to the 1st Infantry Brigade, was 'present with the troops at the repulse of the enemy's night attack on 17 August 1848'; following the surrender of the fortress in January 1849, the besieging force joined Gough's army, and Miller was accordingly present at the battle of Goojerat; Lieutenant-Colonel 1850, exchanged into the 81st Foot later that year; retired 1860
Provenance: Ritchie Collection, September 2005
177
Punjab 1848-49, two clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (H. Creasy, 9th Lancers.), edge bruising, therefore nearly very fine
£350-400
1045 Private Henry Creasy, 9th Lancers, died 3.7.1849.
178
South Africa 1834-53 (W. Barker 45th Regt.), edge bruising, nearly very fine
£340-380
Private William Barker served with the 45th Regiment, in South Africa during the Third Kaffir War, 1850-53.
179
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Northwest Frontier (659 Pte. W. Wrighton. 7th. Hussars.), a post-1874 issue, edge bruising, very fine
Miniature Award: Sutlej 1845-46, one clasp, Ferozeshuhur, nearly very fine, with contemporary top silver riband buckle (2)
£160-200
659 Private W. Wrighton served with the 7th Hussars on the North West Frontier as part of the force under Colonel A.F. Macdonnell C.B., during the operations against Sultan Muhammed Khan, December 1863 to January 1864.
180
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Northwest Frontier (1441 J Hutchenson 1st Bn. H.M.s 19th Regt.), very fine
£200-240
181
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Umbeyla (38 Sergt. David Allan. 71 Foot.), a post 1873 issue, nearly extremely fine
£120-160
182
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Bhootan (1057 J Walmsley H.M.s 55th Regt.), good very fine
£200-240
183
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Bhootan (437. J Atkinson H.M's 80th. Regt.), minor edge bruise, toned, very fine
£240-280
184
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Bhootan (599. L Burke H.M's 80th. Regt.), good very fine
£240-280
185
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Perak (1357. Pte. J. Kettle. 80th. Foot.), edge nick, light contact marks, therefore very fine
£240-280
186
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Sikkim 1888 (257 Pte. J. Carr 2nd Bn. Derby. R.), good very fine
£200-240
187
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Hazara 1888 (253 Pte. A. Spires 2d. Bn. North'd Fus.), good very fine
£180-220
188
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (1104 Pte. W. Leadbetter 1st Bn. K.O.Sco. Bord.), good very fine
£240-280
1104 Private William Henry Leadbetter, born Birmingham; enlisted King's Own Scottish Borderers, 1884; discharged 17.9.1896.
189
India General Service 1854-95, one clasp, Hazara 1891 (1308 Lce. Corpl. E. Stone 1st Bn. R.W. Fus.), good very fine
£160-200
190
India General Service 1854-95, two clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, lugs on first clasp removed as issued, second clasp unofficially attached as a consequence (1699 Pte. J. Stacey 2d Bn. Som. L.I.), suspension claw loose, very fine
£100-140
191
India General Service 1854-95, two clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89, second clasp loose as issued (350 Lce. Corpl. C. Scott 1st. Bn. York L.I.), unit partially officially corrected, very fine
£80-120
350 Corporal Charles Scott, born Dewsbury, Yorkshire, 1861; enlisted in the South Yorkshire Regiment, October 1882; served with the Regiment in India, September 1883 to December 1887; promoted Corporal, March 1888; transferred to the Army Reserve, March 1888; discharged, October 1894, after 12 years with the Colours.
192
Baltic 1854, unnamed as issued, good very fine
£100-140
193
Baltic 1854, unnamed as issued, light contact marks, good very fine
£100-140
194
Crimea 1854-56, one clasp, Sebastopol (E. Jones. 11. Hussars), privately engraved in large serif capitals, suspension claw tightened, edge bruise, very fine, together with a related contemporary miniature award with top silver riband buckle (2)
£100-150
195
Crimea 1854-56, two clasps, Alma, Balaklava (Gr. & Dr. E. Smeed. 11th. Bn. Rl. Art.), officially impressed, edge nicks, nearly very fine, with ornate top silver eagle riband bar
£180-220
196
Crimea 1854-56, four clasps, Alma, Balaklava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (3549. Pte. G. Jones. 1/Rif: Bde.), engraved in upright serif capitals, post 1873 issue, good very fine
£200-300
197
Turkish Crimea, British die (2), (4043 F.A. Wood 1st. B.R.B.), engraved in serif capitals; unnamed as issued, both pierced with ring suspension, very fine (2)
£100-140
198
Turkish Crimea (3), British die (2), unnamed as issued, first pierced for ring suspension as issued, second with later foliate suspension; Sardinian die, unnamed as issued, pierced for ring suspension as issued, generally very fine (3)
£120-160
199
Turkish Crimea, Sardinian die, unnamed and pierced as issued, file mark to edge at 7 o'clock, good very fine, with contemporary silver top floriate riband bar
£50-70
200
Indian Mutiny 1857-58, no clasp (Wm. Tucker, 1st. Bn. 8th. Regt.), light contact marks, very fine
£140-180
2324 Private William Tucker, born London c.1826; enlisted in the 8th Foot, July 1845; served with the Regiment in India for 14 years; awarded L.S. & G.C., July 1866; discharged, August 1866, after 21 years and 29 days with the Colours.
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Auctioneer: Spink Location: 69 Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London WC1B 4ET
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