Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Thos. Leonard, 87th Foot) light contact marks, very fine £1400-1600

Ex Glendining October 1947 and Elson Collection 1963

Thomas Leonard was born in the Parish of Bowmagh, County Carlow, and enlisted into the 2nd Battalion, 87th Regiment on 6 November 1811, aged 27. He was discharged at Plymouth on 24 October 1814, in consequence of having received a wound in the left hand at Orthes. He was still alive in October 1872 when he was recommended to apply to the Governors of Kilmainham Hospital for admission.

Sold with copy discharge papers.