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Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Martinique (Edwd. Morrice, 46th. Foot.) nearly...
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Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Martinique (Edwd. Morrice, 46th. Foot.) nearly extremely fine, rare to unit £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1966 and March 1991. Just 25 Military General Service Medals were awarded to the 46th Regiment of Foot, and with the exception of Assistant Quartermaster General William Beresford, who was attached to the Staff, the only clasps that the Regiment received were for Martinique and Guadaloupe, as follows: 1 clasp, Martinique: 5 other ranks (including Morrice). 1 clasp, Guadaloupe: 1 officer and 2 other ranks 2 clasps, Martinique and Guadaloupe: 5 officers and 11 other ranks. Edward Morrice was born in Cardigan and attested for the 46th Regiment of Foot in May 1800. He was wounded by a musket shot to the right thigh at Martinique, which necessitated his leg being amputated, and was discharged on account of his wounds on 18 August 1810, after 10 years and 3 months’ service. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Martinique (Edwd. Morrice, 46th. Foot.) nearly extremely fine, rare to unit £1,400-£1,800 --- Provenance: Glendining’s, May 1966 and March 1991. Just 25 Military General Service Medals were awarded to the 46th Regiment of Foot, and with the exception of Assistant Quartermaster General William Beresford, who was attached to the Staff, the only clasps that the Regiment received were for Martinique and Guadaloupe, as follows: 1 clasp, Martinique: 5 other ranks (including Morrice). 1 clasp, Guadaloupe: 1 officer and 2 other ranks 2 clasps, Martinique and Guadaloupe: 5 officers and 11 other ranks. Edward Morrice was born in Cardigan and attested for the 46th Regiment of Foot in May 1800. He was wounded by a musket shot to the right thigh at Martinique, which necessitated his leg being amputated, and was discharged on account of his wounds on 18 August 1810, after 10 years and 3 months’ service. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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