Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private W. Poe, 12th Foot

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1864 to 1866 (980. Wm. Poe, 1st Bn. 12th Regt.) minor edge nicks; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (980. Pte. W. Poe. 1/12th Regt.) very fine (2) £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment.

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Dix Noonan Webb, May 2016

William Poe was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary, and enlisted there for the 12th Foot on 30 June 1863, aged 20 years. He had previously served with the Militia in the Tipperary Artillery. He served abroad in New Zealand from 30 November 1863 to 14 August 1867, and in the East Indies from 21 September 1876 to 15 December 1881, including the Afghan Campaign, 1st and 2nd phase, from 14 April 1879 to 5 June 1880. He was discharged at Netley on 31 January 1882, ‘unfit for further service - due to Field Service in Afghanistan after a somewhat prolonged period of general service.’ His Out-Pension certificate for ‘12 pence per diem for Life’ bears the same date as his discharge.

Sold with original parchment Certificate of Discharge and Royal Hospital, Chelsea Out-Pension certificate; and with copied discharge papers and other research.