Orders, Decorations and Medals

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Maida (J. Kingston, 58th Foot) nearly very fine £800-1000

Ex Hyde Greg sale 1887 and Elson Collection 1963.

Jeremiah Kingstone was born in the Parish of St Nichol’s, Cork, and enlisted for the 58th Foot on 7 April 1805. He served 10 years 78 days and was discharged at York Depot on 5 October 1815, in consequence of ‘the loss of the right leg by a fall from a house in assisting to extinguish a fire which broke out at Montreal, N. America.’ He was then aged 29 and of ‘a very good character’. Sold with copy discharge papers.