48th (South Midland) Division Ammunition Column
These are scarce coins that do not turn up often
Near EF and an excellent example of this popular type
indicating that this may have been worn alongside another medal
Struck to a proof finish in
Army L.S. & G.C., V.R. Wilson. 85th Foot. #sherborne 48th (South Midland) Division AmmunitionArmy L. S. & G. C., V. R. (3035 Qr. Master Sergt. Joseph Wilson 85th Foot), suspension slack, contact marks, edge wear, otherwise very fine. Joseph Wilson was born in Hartford, Huntingdon about 1835 and worked as a labourer prior to enlisting with the 85th Regiment of Foot at Westminster on 18 February 1852, at which time he was seventeen years old. Over the next twenty years of his service, Wilson was posted overseas multiple times and served for