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Undergraduate study, Queen Mary, University of London
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TitleBarber Beaumont medals
LevelFile
Date1841
Extent2 items
DescriptionOne medal with the inscription 'Barber Beaumont' and his face on obverse, and the inscription 'The Duke of Cumberland's Sharp Shooters The First Volunteer Rifle Corps in Great Britain was raised in 1803' on the reverse. Inside a medal case.
Second medal with the inscription 'Barber Beaumont Obit 15 May 1841’ and his face on obverse, and the inscription 'Philosophical Institution founded 1840' and an image of the Beaumont Institution on the reverse.
Access StatusOpen
Persons
CodePerson or Corporate Body Name
DS/UK/68Barber Beaumont; John Thomas (1774-1841); British army officer, painter, author, and philanthropist.
DS/UK/1489Duke of Cumberland’s Sharpshooters; 1803-c.1908; Volunteer rifle corps.
DS/UK/1382Beaumont Institution; c.1841-1879