Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (J. Stringer, 95th Foot) suspension somewhat crudely re-fixed, edge brusing and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals relating to the American War of 1812 from the collection of William G Cheoros.

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Sold with copy pay lists for the periods September to December 1814, and December 1814 to March 1815, which show John Stringer as serving with the 95th in America and having been taken prisoner on 23rd December, and having re-joined on 15th March, 1815. Stringer would have been taken prisoner during the operations against New Orleans.