Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, St. Sebastian (T. Bridon, 3rd Foot Guards) a few marks in fields, otherwise very fine £1,600-£2,000

Glendining’s, December 1907; Elson Collection 1963; Dix Noonan Webb, September 2000.

42 clasps for St Sebastian to the 3rd Foot Guards who led the ‘Forlorn Hope’ in the assault on 31 August 1813.

Thomas Brydon/Bridon was born in the Parish of Pennycuick, Midlothian, and enlisted for the 3rd Foot Guards at Shenstone on 3 October 1812, aged 25. He was discharged on 12 August 1834, in consequence of being subject to attacks of Rheumatism and worn out. He served abroad ‘in Portugal, Spain and France from 1813 to July 1814 and was present at Vittoria, at the Storming of St Sebastian, crossing the Adour & at the Sortie of Bayonne.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.