Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

42nd Foot Medal 1819, by Parkes, a struck silver medal, the obverse with cross and St. Andrew, view of Pyrenees and legend ‘Nemo Me Impune Lacessit’, reverse with flying figure of Fame with trumpet, laurel wreath containing battle honours for ‘Corunna, Fuentes D’Onor, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, Peninsula’, and in a rectangle below, ‘42 R.H.Rt.’, the rim impressed ‘Serj. Angus Mc’Pherson’, fitted with straight bar hinged suspension, very fine £240-£280

Referenced in Balmer, (R336a) as the type ‘a’ variant of this medal. An A. McPherson is referred to in a list of the known medals included in the book.

Angus McPherson was born at Abernethy, Inverness, in 1789. He attested for the 42nd Foot (Royal Highland Regiment) in July 1803, at the age of 14, at Fort George. He served for 21 years including service in the Peninsula and at Waterloo. He is entitled to the Waterloo Medal (Captain Mungo McPherson’s Company) and the Military General Service Medal with clasps for Busaco, Fuentes d’Onor, and Cuidad Rodrigo.

Note: A similar medal was sold in these rooms in March 2018 named to A. McPherson, although it is possible that there were two men of this name in the regiment.

Sold with copied research.