The Jim Henshaw Collection of Medals to the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers

Military General Service 1793-1814, 6 clasps, Corunna, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (Thos. Williams, 23rd Foot) nearly extremely fine £1,800-£2,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jim Henshaw Collection of Medals to the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers.

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Darwent Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, April 2004.

Thomas Williams was born at Wrexham, Denbeighshire, circa 1786, and enlisted at Sheerness, Kent, on 25 August 1807, aged 21 years. He served for 15 years 73 days and was allowed a further two years for Waterloo. He was discharged at Boyle on 5 November 1822, in consequence of having a diseased testicle which occurred while on the march from Derry to Boyle in April 1822.

Sold with copied discharge papers.