Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1860 to 1865 (336 Patk. Mc.Carthy, 65th. Regt.) minor edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good very fine £300-£400

Patrick McCarthy was born in Cork, Ireland, around 1841. A fitter, he attested at Liverpool for the 65th Regiment of Foot (The 2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) on 22 October 1859, witnessing extensive service in New Zealand and almost ten years in India, before being discharged on 13 December 1881.