Orders, Decorations and Medals

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz (John Connor, 52nd Foot) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 43rd/52nd Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.

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Ex Harris Collection 1984.

John Connor was born in Roscommon and enlisted into the 52nd Foot in 1809. He served as a private for 6 years and 247 days before being discharged on 14 October 1815, in consequence a gun shot wound in the left leg received at Badajoz 6 April 1812. Sold with copy discharge papers and medal roll entry.