Auction Catalogue

1 December 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 240

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1 December 2010

Hammer Price:
£1,100

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 in 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 copied discharge papers.