Auction Catalogue

21 September 2007

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 331

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21 September 2007

Hammer Price:
£250

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

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.