Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Nivelle, Nive, Toulouse (Thos. Champ, Capt. 43rd Foot.) toned, good very fine £2,000-£2,400

Thomas Champ joined the 43rd as Ensign on 5 December 1799; Lieutenant, 18 November 1803; Captain, 15 September 1808; Brevet-Major, 27 May 1825; retired on half-pay, unattached, 19 September 1826; exchanged to 20th Regiment, 6 September 1831; retired from the Army, 27 September 1831. He was present with the Regiment at Copenhagen in 1807. Served in the Peninsular War and was present at San Munos, Nivelle, Nive, Tarbes, and Toulouse, and received the Medal with clasps for Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse; he also took part in the expedition to New Orleans. Major Champ died at Leamington on 22 September 1851, aged 73, and is buried in St Nicholas Churchyard, Kenilworth, Warwickshire.