*Military General Service, 1793-1814, 3 clasps, Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor (John Fish, Arty Driver), toned, good very fine. John Fish is confirmed on the original M.G.S. Medal Roll as being entitled to 4 clasps for Talavera, Busaco, Fuentes D’Onor and Salamanca (this last clasp not present above), with no other recipient of this name readily visible. The Message Roll, however, includes another recipient of this name entitled to a 6-clasp medal, with a quite different clasp entitlement. This medal apparently ex Sotheby’s June 1904, Glendining September 1930, and Sotheby’s 1966.
Estimate: GBP 600 - 800
Price realized | 700 GBP |
Starting price | 480 GBP |
Estimate | 600 GBP |