Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor (Saml. Stone, 52nd Foot) fitted with ribbon buckle, nearly very fine £1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.

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Provenance: Debenham,, October 1899; Glendining’s, January 1907, June 1913, May 1922 and October 1950.

Samuel Stone was born in the Parish of Blue Morris, Anglesey, and was enlisted into the 2nd Battalion of the 52nd Regiment of Light Infantry at the age of 23 years. He served in the 52nd for the space of 4 years and 182 days, and was discharged at Hythe on 12 October 1813, in consequence of ‘Gun Shot Wound of the groin received at Fuento de Onoro on the 7th May 1811, by accident from one of our own sentries.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.