Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

9th Queen’s Royal Lancers Medal (1837), silver electrotype, obv. crossed lances, ‘9’ in the centre, with crown above and cypher below, with circumscription, ‘Queen’s Royal Lancers, Peninsula; rev. inscription, ‘Edinburgh 20th March 1837. Presented to Regl. Sergeant Major Thomas Godding by the Non Comd. Officers of the Regiment as a Token of Esteem and in Testimony of his Gallant and Meritorious Services for upwards of 32 Years’, 50mm., with ornamental suspension mount, Ref: Tancred p.308 (2); Hastings Irwin p.231 (3); Balmer R59, slight edge bruising, very fine £100-150

Thomas Godding was present at the seiges of Buenos Ayres and Flushing and at the battles of Aroyo de Molinos, Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Pyrenees, Orthes and Toulouse. He distinguished himself at Arroyo de Molinos by rescuing Captain Handley from attack by two French dragoons and was slightly wounded. Godding was promoted to the rank of Troop Sergeant-Major in 1819 and Regimental Sergeant-Major in 1832. He was presented with the original of the above silver medal by the Non-Commissioned Officers of the regiment in 1837 and was presented with a similar (Balmer R58) but slightly larger version bearing additional inscription, by the officers.