Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant Alexander Menzies, 71st Foot

Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse (A. Menzies, Serjt. 71st Foot.); Waterloo 1815 (Serj. Alex. Menzies, 1st Batt. 71st Reg. Foot.) fitted with replacement silver bar suspension, several letters of surname retouched, edge bruising and contact marks, the second good fine, the first better than very fine (2) £3500-4000

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

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Alexander Menzies was born in the Parish of Dunkeld, Perthshire, and enlisted into the 71st Foot on 12 January 1806. He fought in Captain Cother’s Company in the Peninsula, and in Captain Reed’s Company at Waterloo. He was transferred to the 3rd Royal Regiment of Veterans on 25 April 1824, and discharged on reduction on 24 October 1825, with a total of 21 years 286 days service, the latter 10 years as a Sergeant. He was admitted to an out-pension at Chelsea Hospital on 21 November 1821, to reside at Edinburgh, and died on 15 July 1857.

Sold with copied discharge papers and muster roll details.