The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent

Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, St. Sebastian, Toulouse (T. Breakell, Gunner, R. Arty.) edge bruising and contact wear, nearly very fine £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late John Darwent.

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Thomas Breakell was born at Whittingham, Lancashire, circa 1791, and enlisted on 24 May 1812. He served in Captain Michell’s Company 9th Battalion R.A. in Portugal, Spain and France until 1 August 1814, when he embarked in H.M.S. Royal Oak for service in North America. Landing at the Patuxent River he was present at the Potomac River, Mobile and Dauphine Island. He returned to the U.K. in the Royal Oak and proceeded to the Low Countries, where he served at Ostend and Brussels from 11 June 1815. He was not present at Waterloo and, after returning to the U.K., was stationed at Woolwich until his discharge on 25 January 1819. In July 1857 he was granted a pension, and was then living at Anchor Wind, Preston. According to accompanying research he received a severe wound in the head at Barcelona.