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№ 822

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20 September 2013

Hammer Price:
£1,850

Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Fuentes D’Onor, Vittoria, Orthes, Toulouse (A. Fowler, 71st Foot.) suspension a little slack, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1800-2200

Andrew Fowler was born in the Parish of Abbotshall, Fife, and enlisted for the 71st Foot at Edinburgh on 18 June 1805, aged 18, a weaver by trade. He served 13 years 230 days and was discharged on reduction of the establishment, on 9 February 1819. Sold with copied discharge papers.