Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vimiera, Corunna, Vittoria (Richd. Smith, 6th Foot) small edge bruise, otherwise better than very fine £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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Richard Smith was born at Warrington, Lancaster, circa 1788, and enlisted into the 6th Foot at LIverpool on 1 January 1805, aged 17 years. After taking part in the Corunna campaign in 1808-09, he went on the Walcheren expedition in 1809, and subsequently returned to the Peninsula. He did not serve with the regiment in Upper Canada in 1814, the musters for this period showing him to be absent sick in the Peninsula. He served in India from the end of May 1825, and was discharged at Bombay on 13 January 1827, as being unfit for further service in India ‘having suffered severely from constant headaches since his arrival.’ Sold with copy discharge papers.