Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Abyssinia 1867 (4301 J. Keown 33rd. D. W. Regt.) heavily polished to the high relief of obverse, the remainder in better condition, overall good fine £160-£200

John Keown was born near the town of Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in 1821. A labourer, he initially served with the Fermanagh Light Infantry Regiment of Militia, before attesting at Dublin for the 33rd (The Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment of Foot on 16 February 1856. Sent overseas to Mauritius, the East Indies and Abyssinia, his Army Service Record notes discharge at Horse Guards on 25 May 1870 in consequence of being no longer fit for military service. It adds: ‘five times entered in the Regimental Defaulter Book, including once tried by Court Martial.’