The Loss Of The Brig Somers Table Medal 1846 GTRexclude 1943 he suffered a shrapnel

1943 he suffered a shrapnel wound to the chin

in what has come to be known as The Battle of May Island

43 mm x 50 mm

The Battalion was raised in the Counties of Stormont

The Loss Of The Brig Somers Table Medal 1846 GTRexclude 1943 he suffered a shrapnelThe Loss of the Brig Somers Table Medal 1846 Bronze, obverse engraver marked "C. C. Wright" and illustrates the U. S. Brig Somers foundering, with the Latin legend "Somers navis Americana. Ante Vera Cruz, Dec. 10th, 1846." (American ship Somers lost off Vera Cruz), reverse illustrates British boats going to the rescue and the Latin inscription "Pro Vitis Americanorum Conservatis" (For Saving American Lives), museum coded on the rim in red ink, 58 mm,