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Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Corunna, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria (J. Henderson, Serjt. 43rd Foot.) a little distortion to carriage, otherwise good very fine £2000-2600

John Henderson was born in the Parish of Termynamurgin, County Tyrone, and attested for the 2nd Battalion, 43rd Foot, from the Wicklow Militia on 10 September 1806, and transferred to the 1st Battalion on 25 April 1807. In the musters for the period 25 December 1811 to 24 March 1812, he is shown as wounded in the first muster and sick at Castleleyho in the second muster, his wound probably received at Ciudad Rodrigo where the 43rd had 45 men wounded. Promoted to Corporal on 11 September 1813, he transferred to the 13th Royal Veteran Battalion on 15 April 1815, with the rank of Sergeant, was moved to Out-Pension on half-time on 19 July 1816, and joined the 2nd Royal Veteran Battalion as Hospital Sergeant on 25 December 1821. He was discharged from the latter regiment on 30 November 1825, in consequence of ‘Reduction; wounded right foot and left thigh; contused right testicle which the Surgeon says may ultimately cause his death.’

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