Lot Archive

Lot

№ 505

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£1,200

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor (James Stillwell, 95th Rifles), edge bruise, very fine £700-900

Muster rolls reveal that James Stillwell enlisted in the 95th Rifles direct from the Middlesex Militia in October 1808, and was embarked for Portugal in No. 1 Company of the 1st Battalion in September 1810. So, too, that he was thrice confined to the Guard House in the following year.