A MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE AND LONG SERVICE PAIR TO WILLIAM ...

A MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE AND LONG SERVICE PAIR TO WILLIAM GUY OF THE 62ND. A Military General Service Medal with Nivelle and Nive clasps named to W. Guy, Serjt 62nd Foot, and a Regimentally issued Good Conduct medal named on the obverse to Serjt Maj Wm. Guy, the reverse H.M. 62nd Regt. No. 109, hallmarked for London 1848, on a swivel suspension and yellow ribbon. The roll records 88 Military General Service Medals to the 62nd, 58 of these with two clasps and none having more than two clasp. The 62nd Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire) Regiment were awarded 64 clasps for Nivelle and 83 for Nive. William Guy is confirmed to the roll, he was from Liverpool, he attested on the 26th May 1847 at at the age of 19. He is recorded with the number 2760, as a Private from May - December 1847, Corporal Dec 1847 - August 1848, Serjeant from September 1848. Promotions and reductions saw him back to Private by 1854, Corporal later the same year, Sergeant in 1855 and Colour Serjeant in 1857. He served for a total of 21 years and 12 days, although his conduct was 'Good' he was twice tried by Court Martial, on one occasion for 'Disgraceful conduct', the other for drunkenness. Discharged at Cork in July of 1868 at the age of 40. Provenance: The historic collection of Major General the Lord Cheylesmore (Colonel The Hon Henry Francis Eaton 1848-1929) whose collection was sold by Glendinning's in July 1930. The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, purchased from Spink in November 1935 for £9 1/2. Listed in his notebook as numbers 1 and 2 suggests these were Green's first steps in medal collecting. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

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