Auction Catalogue

30 June 1998

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 288

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30 June 1998

Hammer Price:
£300

Pair: Sergeant Major William Sergeant, 65th Foot
Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, V.R., small letter reverse (1912 Cr. Serjt. Wm. Serjeant, 65th Foot); Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Sgt. Maj. W. Sergeant, 65th Foot) good very fine (2) £200-250

M.S.M. awarded 1 August 1894, with an Annuity of £15. He was born at Lurgan, Armagh, and was a weaver on enlistment in March 1842. He sailed on Java from Woolwich, 18 may 1846, arriving at Sydney, Australia, 15 October, leaving there 8 November and arriving at Auckland, N.Z., 27 November 1846. He was discharged to pension at Wanganui, N.Z., on 31 December 1864, and died on 8 November 1899.