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John Priest was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery Drivers on 13 July 1805, and promoted 1st Lieutenant & Commissary on 1 January 1806.Served in ‘C’ Troop. According to the roll by A.L. Mullen only about 18 officers in the Corps of royal Artillery Drivers lived to claim the Military General Service Medal so a scarce Officers medal.
He served in Portugal and Spain in 1808 and 1809, and was present at the battle of Corunna, for which he received the War Medal and one clasp. He died on 18 February 1860. Provenance Glendining’s, April 1956 and December 1980.
