Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Talavera, Fuentes D’Onor, Salamanca (Joseph Carter, 24th Foot.) light edge bruising and a little polished, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,600

Joseph Carter was born in the Parish of Knowle, near Birmingham, Warwickshire, and enlisted into the 24th Foot at Coventry on 1 May 1807, aged 16 years. He served ‘Five years in the Peninsula, two years in Canada - the remainder at Home. Was present with the 2nd Battalion of the Corps at the following actions, viz. Talavera, Salamanca and Fuentes D’Onor.’ He was promoted to Corporal on 8 October 1820 and to Sergeant on 1 October 1823. He was discharged at his own request at Montreal, Lower Canada, on 31 August 1834.

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