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The Military General Service Medal awarded to Corporal Patrick Connors, 4th Foot, who lost h...
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The Military General Service Medal awarded to Corporal Patrick Connors, 4th Foot, who lost his right eye from a gun shot wound received in the action at New Orleans on 8 January 1815 Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Nive (Patrick Connors, Corporal. 4th Foot, 1st Batt.) cleaned, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Patrick Connors was born in the Parish of St John’s, in the City of Limerick, and enlisted into the 4th Foot on 28 March 1807, aged 21, a shoemaker by trade. Promoted to corporal in May 1809, he served in the Peninsula at the battle of Nive in December 1813, and went with the regiment to North America in May 1814 where they were engaged at Bladensburg and Washington. The following year the 4th Foot took part in the disastrous attack on New Orleans, losing about half their number in killed and wounded, including Corporal Patrick Connors who lost an eye. He served nine years and twenty-eight days in the regiment and was discharged on 24 April 1816, in consequence of ‘the loss of the right eye by a gun shot wound received in action at New Orleans , 8 January 1815.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.
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The Military General Service Medal awarded to Corporal Patrick Connors, 4th Foot, who lost his right eye from a gun shot wound received in the action at New Orleans on 8 January 1815 Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Nive (Patrick Connors, Corporal. 4th Foot, 1st Batt.) cleaned, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £1,000-£1,400 --- Patrick Connors was born in the Parish of St John’s, in the City of Limerick, and enlisted into the 4th Foot on 28 March 1807, aged 21, a shoemaker by trade. Promoted to corporal in May 1809, he served in the Peninsula at the battle of Nive in December 1813, and went with the regiment to North America in May 1814 where they were engaged at Bladensburg and Washington. The following year the 4th Foot took part in the disastrous attack on New Orleans, losing about half their number in killed and wounded, including Corporal Patrick Connors who lost an eye. He served nine years and twenty-eight days in the regiment and was discharged on 24 April 1816, in consequence of ‘the loss of the right eye by a gun shot wound received in action at New Orleans , 8 January 1815.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.
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