Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

John Burn, 38th Foot, who was wounded in the arm at Salamanca

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Salamanca (John Burn, 38th Foot.) toned, very fine £1200-1400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Napoleonic War Medals.

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Only 8 medals with this single clasp to the regiment.

John Burn was born in the Parish of Felton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, and enlisted into the 38th Foot on 11 April 1809, aged 23, a Mason by trade. He was discharged on 10 April 1813, in consequence of a wound of the right arm at Salamanca on 22 July 1812.

Sold with copied discharge papers.