Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (4051. Driv: J. Pearce. I/B.Bde. R.H.A.) good very fine £60-£80

John Pearce was born in Rotherhithe, Southwark, on 2 April 1848 and attested for the Royal Artillery on 6 February 1865. Sent to Meerut with “A” Brigade on 31 July 1866, his service was repeatedly interrupted by bouts of ill-health, notably eczema and malaria. Returned home after over 10 years overseas, Pearce suffered a shoulder injury and concussion in consequence of a fall from a horse in 1878. He spent a further 69 days in hospital the following year with concussion of the brain and a damaged shoulder, likely as a result of the same accident. Awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, his sole medallic entitlement, on 1 November 1883, he transferred to “A” Battery and was discharged at Aldershot on 23 February 1886.

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