Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Toulouse (Wm. Wilson, 43rd Foot) edge bruising, otherwise very fine £1500-1700

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

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William Wilson was a weaver from Newcastle, Northumberland, who volunteered for the 43rd Foot from the 2nd West York Militia on 14 April 1809. He served in the Walcheren Expedition, and afterwards in Portugal, with the 2nd Battalion, but transferred to the 1st Battalion in June 1811. He was discharged by order of the Commander-in-Chief and paid up to 24 March 1816. Sold with full muster research.