Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Serjt. Major Martin Ryan, 14th Foot) contact marks, about very fine £260-300

Sergeant-Major Martin Ryan, 14th Foot, was born in Newport, Tipperary, Ireland, in 1815. Served 1832-54. Awarded the M.S.M. with an Annuity of £15 on 19 June 1854. Died on 1 October 1880.