Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Abyssinia 1867 (2696 E. Glenn 33rd. D. W. Regt.) suspension re-affixed, light contact marks, very fine £160-£200

Emanuel Glenn was born near the town of Bourne, Lincolnshire, around 1827. A labourer, he attested at Stamford for the 33rd (Duke of Wellington’s) Regiment of Foot, witnessing overseas service in the Crimea, Mauritius, East Indies and Abyssinia. His career cut short due to bronchitis, Glenn was discharged at Portsmouth no longer physically fit for military service on 19 January 1869.