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Military General Service 1793-1814, 11 clasps, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (Alexr. McGregor, 74th Foot) original ribbon,
£4000-5000

One officer and 4 men of the 74th Foot received the maximum entitlement of 11 clasps.

Alexander McGregor was born in the Parish of Tumburn, Perth, and enlisted into the 74th (Assaye) Regiment at Perth on 2 May 1801, aged 18 years, for unlimited service. He served a total of 15 years 357 days, including 276 days as a Corporal, and was discharged at Dublin on 25 April 1817, in consequence of a ‘gunshot wound received at Toulouse in France on the 10th April 1814’. His general conduct as a soldier was reported as having been ‘Good - served honestly & faithfully, was severely wounded in the leg & ankle at the storm of Badajos on the 8th April 1812 & is recommended as deserving any gratuity that shall be granted to him in the way of Pension’. Sold with copy discharge papers (Royal Hospital Kilmainham).

Condition nearly extremely fine