17th Sep, 2014 10:00 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A Military General Service Medal, 1847, awarded to A.ROLLO, CORPL R.ARTY, with three clasps ROLEIA
A Military General Service Medal, 1847, awarded to A.ROLLO, CORPL R.ARTY, with three clasps ROLEIA, VIMIERA and CORUNNA
**Corporal Alexander Rollo was born in Aberdeenshire in 1774. He is remembered as the man who held the lanthorn (lantern) at the funeral of Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, who was killed at the Battle of Corunna January 1809. Alexander Rollo died in 1856 and is buried with his wife at Tynemouth Priory where the headstone records his famous action
**Corporal Alexander Rollo was born in Aberdeenshire in 1774. He is remembered as the man who held the lanthorn (lantern) at the funeral of Lieutenant General Sir John Moore, who was killed at the Battle of Corunna January 1809. Alexander Rollo died in 1856 and is buried with his wife at Tynemouth Priory where the headstone records his famous action
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 17th Sep, 2014
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