SOUTH AFRICA (ZULU) MEDAL-TO WALSH-2-21ST FOOT

South Africa Medal 1879, named to:
2323 PTE.P.WALSH 2-21ST FOOT
Medal good very fine, confirmed on roll.
Patrick Walsh was born at St Mark's. Dublin in 1844.
He attested for the 2/21st Foot on 12th Feb 1864.
His discharge papers state that he was "bad" his name appears 32 times in the Regimental defaulters book and he was three times court martialled.
he served in Malta, Gibraltar. Nova Scotia, Bermuda and South Africa. He was discharged on 6th November 1879, being unfit for further service.
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