Orders, Decorations and Medals

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Egypt (H. Irvin, R. Arty.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £600-700

Henry Irvin was born in the Parish of Tremore, County Armagh, and enlisted into the Royal Artillery at the age of eighteen on 21 July 1793. He served 23 years 304 days, including 9 years 70 days as a Sergeant, and was discharged in that rank at Woolwich on 30 April 1817, in consequence of ‘him being unfit for the service from the loss of three fingers of the left hand, the honourable Board of Ordnance have been pleased to place him on the Pension List at one shilling and tenpence halfpenny per diem commencing 1st May 1817.’ Sold with copy discharge papers.