NGS clasp Martinique, Midshipman an interesting recipient having marked as 'Run' as a young Midshipman, present as Midshipman aboard HMS Racer, spending four years as a prisoner of war at Verdun following Racers action against French brigs . Having taken by boats and destroyed one she grounded coming alongside the second and after an action against French ground troops was obliged to strike.
1 × £3,200.00 Subtotal: £3,200.00
Military General Service, , 7 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes
T. Hughes, Serjt 83rd Foot.,
Copy discharge papers , from Agles, Mayo, enlisted 1810 , a hatter by trade ‘Served four years in the Peninsula, eleven years and six months in the East Indies (ent. to additional half service). and the remainder at home. Wounded at Salamanca slightly in the back, Vittoria slightly in left leg and at Orthes serverely in the left thigh.’
Discharged in 1837 aged 47 1/2 .
A good 83rd medal
