Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Military General Service 1793-1814, 1 clasp, Nive (F. Marsden, 3rd Foot Gds.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise about nearly very fine £700-£900

Roll shows additional entitlement to clasp for St Sebastian but this action occurred prior to his enlistment and medal appears to be as issued.

Francis Marsden was born in Derby and enlisted into the 3rd Foot Guards at London on 25 September 1813, aged 21, for unlimited service. He served 14 years and 55 days, including 2 years allowance for Waterloo, and was discharged at London on 19 November 1825, in consequence of ‘being wounded in the [right] thigh at Waterloo, contracted fingers of left hand and defective vision of right eye’, to which note the surgeon has added ‘& in both legs at Bayonne’. He was admitted to an Out-pension of 9d per diem on 25 November 1825, increased to 1/- from 24 May 1839.

Sold with copied discharge papers.