Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca (Samuel Gower, Arty. Driver) nearly extremely fine £1,000-£1,400

Samuel Gower was born in the Parish of St Chads, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and enlisted into the Corps of Royal Artillery Drivers on 1 October 1803, aged 18. He served as a Driver in “B” Troop for 10 years 335 days and was discharged at Woolwich on 9 August 1814, in consequence of ‘being rendered unfit for further service, is placed on the Pension list at Ninepence per Diem commencing from tenth August 1814, by Order of the Master Generals of the Ordnance.’ He died on 27 May 1849.

Sold with copied discharge and pension papers.