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Auction: 13001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 160

Military General Service 1793-1814, seven clasps, Busaco, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (J. Dawson, Serjt. 7th. Foot.), good very fine

Colour Sergeant James Dawson, born Kendal, Westmoreland, c.1780; enlisted in the 7th Foot (Royal Fusiliers), April 1805; promoted Sergeant, August 1808; served with the 2nd Battalion in the Peninsula, and present at the Battle of Albuhera, 16.5.1811, when from a strength of 28 Officers and 540 men the Battalion suffered 2 Officers and 47 men killed and 13 Officers and 218 wounded- a casualty rate of 50%. Served with the 1st Battalion in America, and present during the action at New Orleans, 8.1.1815, in which action British casualties were 291 killed, 1,262 wounded, and 484 missing; discharged, September 1823, on account of being appointed Barrack Sergeant of Windsor Barracks, having received the following testimonial from his Commanding Officer: ´Colour Sergeant James Dawson from his very long service and meritorious conduct as a non-commissioned officer is thoroughly recommended to the favourable consideration of the Lords Commissioners.´

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