The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord

The Peninsula War medal awarded to Captain Edward D’Arcey, 43rd Foot, who was wounded at Nivelle in November 1813, and lost both his legs at New Orleans in January 1815; he was afterwards Captain of Invalids, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham

Military General Service 1793-1814, 5 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, Toulouse (E. D’Arcey, Lieut. 43rd Foot) fitted with silver ribbon buckle, carriage buckled between first two clasps, otherwise nearly extremely fine £3000-3600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Edward D’Arcey was commissioned Ensign in the 43rd (Monmouthshire) Light Infantry, from the East Suffolk Militia, on 18 April 1809, at the age of 25 years, and proceeded with the regiment shortly afterwards on the expedition to Walcheren during which he contracted fever and ague. He was promoted, without purchase, to Lieutenant on 22 August 1810, and served in the Peninsula with the 1st 43rd from April 1813 to April 1814. He was present at Vittoria, Pyrenees, the assault and capture of St Sebastian, Nivelle, being wounded on 10 November 1813, and Nive. He accompanied the regiment to North America in late 1814 and was severely wounded at New Orleans on 17 January 1815, when, whilst laying asleep in camp, he had both legs taken off by an enemy round shot. He received two pensions, each for one hundred pounds, commencing 9 January 1816 for ‘loss of both legs’ at New Orleans.

D’Arcey was given a Captaincy in the 60th Foot on 3 August 1815, and one week later transferred to the 6th Royal Veteran Battalion. He was later appointed Captain of Invalids at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, where he died on 25 December 1848.