Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (Thos. Williams, 23rd Foot) good very fine £1000-1200

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 Williams was born at Wrexham, Denbeighshire, circa 1786, and enlisted at Sheerness, Kent, on 25 August 1807, aged 21 years. He served for 15 years 73 days and was allowed a further two years for Waterloo. He was discharged at Boyle on 5 November 1822, in consequence of having a diseased testicle which occurred while on the march from Derry to Boyle in April 1822. Sold with extensive muster roll research and copy discharge papers.