Orders, Decorations and Medals

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse (Patrick Flynn, Serjeant 92nd Regiment Foot. 1842) fitted with original steel clip and later ring suspension, very fine £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Gordon Highlanders and Associated Units from the Collection of A.J. Henderson.

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Ex Jubilee Collection 1992.

Patrick Flynn was born at Swords, Dublin, in about 1803 and was a tailor by trade. He enlisted into the 92nd Highlanders at Glasgow on 18 September 1820. He was posted to the battalion at Jamaica, where he contracted yellow fever twice. He returned to Scotland in 1827, becoming Corporal in January 1828, and Sergeant in April 1831. After 7 years in Scotland he was posted to the Mediterranean, initially at Gibraltar and later in Malta. He was invalided home in October 1840 and served the rest of his service with the Depot Company in Scotland, and was finally discharged at Chatham on 25 October 1842. He died on 27 January 1876. Sold with full muster details.