Military General Service 7 clasps, Serjt. 83rd Regiment , wounded at vsalamanca in the back, at Vittoria in the left leg and severely in the left thigh at Orthes. Served for 27 years including 11 in the East Indies entitling him to almost 33 years service

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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

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