Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant and Bandmaster William Russ, 82nd Foot

Military General Service 1793-1814, 7 clasps, Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes (William Russ, Serjt. 82nd Foot); Army L.S. & G.C., W.IV.R. (William Russ, Serjeant 82nd Regiment. 1832.) fitted with original steel clip and rectangular bar suspension, glue deposits to reverse of clasps on the first, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £3,600-£4,400

William Russ was born at Bath, Somerset, and enlisted into the 82nd Foot at Mullingar, County West Meath, on 20 July 1804, aged 13 and just 3 feet 8 inches in height. He served ‘Twelve years Two hundred and Sixty days in the Mauritius. Two months in Denmark, Four years in France, Spain and Portugal. Two years & six months in Gibraltar. Two months in Walcheren, and one year in North America. Was at the Capture of Copenhagen, at the Battles of Rolica, Vimiera, Corunna, Capture of Flushing, the Battles of Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes and Fort Erie in North America.’ His conduct was good but at the time of his discharge as Sergeant and Bandmaster on 20 March 1832, he was unable to perform his duties due to a rupture caused by severe dysentery. He was in Mauritius from 23 June 1819 until 8 March 1832. He was finally discharged on 10 July 1832 and admitted to an out-pension at Chelsea Hospital of 1/11d per day.

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