Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Corunna (Alexr. Mitchell, Serjt. 26th Foot.) dark toned, good very fine £1,000-£1,400

Provenance: Spink, December 1984; Sotheby’s, March 1987.

Alexander Mitchell was born in the Parish of St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, and served in the 3rd Foot Guards from 28 March 1798 to 28 May 1802. He enlisted into the 26th Foot at Ballinasloe, county Galway, on 24 September 1804, aged 24 years, for unlimited service, a hackle maker by trade. He served a total of 17 years 167 days, the last 12 years and 4 months in the rank of Sergeant, and was discharged at Gibraltar on 19 October 1817, in consequence of ‘being infirm’, and received his final discharge to a pension of 9d per day on 6 January 1818, his conduct being described as ‘very good’. Sold with copied discharge papers.