Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 27th November 2024

Lot 2

A Military General Service Medal 1793-1814 to Gunner Donald McRaw, Royal Artillery, 6 clasps: Ciudad

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1638

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Description

A Military General Service Medal 1793-1814 to Gunner Donald McRaw, Royal Artillery, 6 clasps: Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Pyrenees, St Sebastian, Orthes (D. MCRAW, GUNNER, R. ARTY), at least very fine.



(36mm diameter)

Born in Campbelltown in Inverness, the recipient worked as a cordwainer before enlisting in the army in February 1794. He served for 21 years, latterly in Trelawney's Company, 5th Battalion Royal Artillery, before being pensioned in December 1815 "nearly blind of the left eye, sight of the other impaired". The rank on his medal is as issued, though he ended his career as a Sergeant.