A REGIMENTALLY ISSUED LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL TO...

A REGIMENTALLY ISSUED LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL TO JOSEPH KING OF THE 62ND. A Regimentally issued Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, engraved to the obverse 'Cr Serjt Joseph King, the reverse H.M. 62 Regt No. 39. on clip and straight suspension. Joseph King from Salisbury in Wiltshire attested for his local Regiment of Foot on the 9th October 1809 at the age of 11. He served as a Drummer from October 1816 - October 1817, Private 1817-19, Drummer 1819-1822, Private 1822-1823, Serjeant 1823-1834 and Quarter Master Serjeant 1834 - 1838, a total of 26 years and 317 days service in the Mediterranean, North America, East Indies, England and Ireland. He was present at the capture of Genoa in Italy and Castine in the United States. He was discharged as unfit for the duties of a soldier in 1838. 'A Good and Efficient Soldier, Seldom in Hospital'. Provenance: Provenance: Glendining and Co. 'The collection of E.E. Needes, Esq of Highgate London, Glendining & Co. London, December 1940, lot 383 (part lot) sold for £5. 10s. The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

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