889878
- TitleTwo medals in one case presented to James Thomas Morisset, 1801-1814
- Creator
- Call numberR 74
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1801-1814 - Type of material
- Reference code889878
- Issue CopyCopy print : R 74
Available on open access in the Mitchell Library Reading Room - Physical Description2 medals in one case
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Medals are:
1. The Military General Service Medal with seven clasps being: Portugal / Talavera, 28 July 1809 ; Battle of Busaco, 27 September 1810 ; Battle of Albuera, 16 May 1811 ; Battle of Vittoria, 21 June 1813 ; Battles of Nive, Orthes, and Toulouse.
2. The Sultan’s Gold Medal for Egypt, 1801 - Collection historyPresented by Susan Sellheim, widow of Major General Victor Sellheim, grandson of James Thomas Morisset. Reference: Margaret & Ron Thompson: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~garter1/James%20Thomas%20Morisset%201780-1852.htm Consulted 28 January 2011
- Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Description source
Information transferred from pictures card catalogue as part of the eRecords Project, 2009-2010 - General note
The case containing Morisset’s medals was engraved as Captain James Thomas Morisset. Mrs Sellheim would only have known him by this name even though he was a Lieutenant Colonel when he resigned his commission in 1834. - Topic
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