South Africa 1834-53 (J. Butler, 45th Regt.) minor edge bruising, very fine £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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James Butler was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire and enlisted on 26 July 1837, aged 18 years, 3 months. He served overseas at Gibraltar, 1 year, 9 months; Monte Video, 10 months; and Cape of Good Hope, 9 years, 7 months. Served in the Third Kaffir War, 1850-53. He was five times convicted by court martial - twice for desertion - at Windsor, 10 July 1839 and at Brecon, 30 December 1840, and three times for drunkeness. Butler was marked with the scar ‘D’ for Deserter! He was discharged at Chatham on 14 October 1856 - unsurprisingly his overall conduct was described as being ‘Bad’.

With copied service details.