Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse (Serjt. Major George Peel, 38th Regt.) engraved naming, pierced at top of disc, with replacement third issue suspension, edge bruising, nearly very fine £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Staffordshire Regiments.

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George Peel was born in Birmingham in 1808 and enlisted in the 38th Regiment of Foot in 1825. A brass founder by trade, he served 9 years and 5 months in the East Indies and was raised Sergeant on 3 November 1835. Found unfit for further service at Dublin on 19 June 1849, his Army Service Record states his character and conduct as ‘exemplary’.