Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 9 clasps, Martinique, Busaco, Albuhera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse (Thos. Couse, Corpl. 7th Foot) very fine £1700-1900

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

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Thomas Couse enlisted into the 7th Foot on 23 October 1808. He was promoted to Corporal on 29 July 1813, reduced to Private on 13 December 1814, but made up to Corporal again on 25 July 1815. The muster roll for May 1811 show him as Sick in GH (General Hospital) indicating that he may have been wounded on 16 May at Albuhera, in which battle the 7th Foot had the highest number of casualties amongst the allies. He was again shown as Sick towards the end of the year and early in 1812, thus ruling him out for Ciudad Rodrigo. He was discharged time expired on 25 March 1816. Sold with some research.