The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Orthes (Jonas Livesey, 6th Foot) edge bruising, otherwise good very fine £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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Jonas Livesey was born at Darwen, near Blackburn, circa 1781. A weaver by trade and a volunteer from the 3rd Lancashire Militia, he enlisted into the 6th Foot on 21 September 1807, and joined Captain Nixon’s Company in the 2nd Battalion. In October 1812, he transferred to the 1st Battalion on active service in Spain and later in France. He was wounded in the leg at Pampluna and in the arm at Orthes. Promoted to Corporal in April 1814, he served in Upper Canada from June 1814, and was wounded by a sabre cut at Fort Erie on 17 September 1814. He was discharged on 24 February 1815, on completion of his engagement, and died at Salford on 20 November 1854, aged 73 years. Sold with research.