A SECOND CHINA MEDAL WITH PEKIN 1860 CLASP TO CORNELIUS DONO...

A SECOND CHINA MEDAL WITH PEKIN 1860 CLASP TO CORNELIUS DONOGHUE 99TH FOOT. A China War Medal with Pekin 1860 clasp named to Corns. Donoghue 99th Regt. 531 China Medals with the Pekin clasp were awarded to the 99th Regiment of Foot. 96 Private Donoghue, a tailor from Limerick, he attested for the 99th on the 19th November 1856 at the age of 21. He served in the East Indies, China and the Cape of Good Hope, for a total of 20 years and 6 days, twice tried by Court Martial his name appeared in the defaulters book on 17 occasions, his record suggests he was imprisoned on numerous occasions. He was discharged on the 8th December 1876 as a result of Phthisis Pulmonalis. Provenance: The Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Benskin Green Collection, purchased in March 1946 from Baldwin for 10s 6d. Loaned to 'The Wardrobe' Military museum Salisbury by Dr J. Green 1982 - 2026.

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