An 1838 Medal For San Sebastian To Staff Assistant Surgeon J.b. Godfrey. British Legion Hold when he suffered a gun

when he suffered a gun shot (shrapnel) wound to his right elbow at Ypres

The obverse of the crossguard features a medallion with a DRK eagle

explaining various points under the subheadings "Fare Reductions" and "Accommodation in Berlin"

English made

impressed (112 Pte

An 1838 Medal For San Sebastian To Staff Assistant Surgeon J.b. Godfrey. British Legion Hold when he suffered a gunWhite metal disk set within a thin silver band, engraved "J. B. GODFREY, M. D. &c. &c." on the band, 38 mm, pierced ring suspension with original ribbon, contact marks on the reverse, pitting, very fine. Accompanied by a four page handwritten List of Medical Staff who served during the Carlist War, naming Staff Assistant Surgeon J. B. Godfrey on page two. Footnote: The Medal for San Sebastian 1838 was instituted on October 24, 1841.