Orders, Decorations and Medals

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Java (Sylvster Kelly, 69th Foot) nearly extremely fine £800-1000

Sylvester Kelly was born at Dunneavin, County Tyrone, and enlisted into the 69th Foot at Limerick on 25 January 1809, aged 18 years. He volunteered to the 1st Foot on 20 July 1824, but from February 1831 he spent five lengthy periods in the cells and was discharged on 23 May 1834. He served 20 years in the East Indies and was suffering from varicose veins and pains in the leg, subject to cough and stuffing in the chest, and in carrying his knapsack, suffers from difficulty of breathing - had Hepatitis in India and on quick movements feels pain in his right side. Sold with copied discharge papers.