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The rare clasp combination and North America Casualty’s Military General Service Medal 1793-1814, 6 Clasps: Vittoria, St. Sebastian, Nivelle, Nive, Orthes, Toulouse, awarded to Gunner John Mason,Royal Artillery.

Mason, from Kilmannan, County Donegal, now Wexford, Ireland, saw service between March 1807 and August 1815. As a member of Michell’s 9th Artillery Battalion, he was initially present during the disastrous Walcheren campaign in 1809, and then fought in the Peninsula at the Battle of Vittoria on 21st June 1813, the siege and capture of San Sebastian from 17th July to 8th September 1813, the Battle of Nivelle on 10th November 1813, the Battle of Nive on 9th to 13th December 1813, the Battle of Orthes on 27th February 1814, and the Battle of Toulouse on 10th April 1814. He then went on to see service over in North America, and was present in action at Bladensburg and Washington, and then through into 1815 in the Louisiana campaign, during which period he was  badly wounded, as he is noted to have lost his right arm and left leg by shot, being discharged in August 1815. Mason is one of 17 men entitled to the medal with this clasp combination, of whom 7 were from the Royal Artillery.

ex Colonel Vigors collection , with copy discharge papers confirming the wounding and subsequent discharge.