A Military General Service Medal 1848 to the 1st Staffordshire Regiment with the three Peninsula War clasps: ‘Salamanca’, ‘Vittoria’ and ‘St Sebastian’. Named to: J Pack, 38th Foot.
The 38th Foot (1st Staffordshire) was raised in 1705. Following the Childers reforms the regiment was amalgamated with the 80th Regiment (Staffordshire Volunteers) to form the South Staffordshire Regiment.
The 1st Battalion embarked for the Peninsula in June 1808 and saw action at the Battle of Roleica on August 1808, the Battle of Vimiera later in August 1808, and the retreat to Corunna under Lieutenant-General Sir John Moore in June 1809. The 1st battalion also took part in the disastrous Walcheren campaign in autumn 1809. The 1st Battalion returned to the Peninsula in spring 1812 and took part in the Battle of Salamanca in July 1812,the siege of Burgos in September 1812, the Battle of Vittoria in June 1813 and the siege of St Sebastian in September 1813. It then took part in the pursuit of the French Army into France and fought at the Battles of Nivelle, in November 1813, Nive in December 1813, Orthez in February 1814 and Toulouse and Bayonne in April 1814. Pte Pack may have been wounded or time-expired after St Sebastian and did not take part in the final advance across the Pyrenees and into France.
With some light edge-bruising, but generally Good Very Fine (GVF) condition.
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