VICTORIAN ARMY LSGC

Correctly impressed 257 Pte M Stemp 96th Foot.

Condition VF

Maurice Stemp was born in Crawley in 1839. he attested on the 24th of February 1858, joining the 96th Foot (West Suffolk).

During the course of his service, he served just under two years in the Cape of Good Hope and over four years in the East Indies. Having risen to the rank of Corporal, he was stripped of his rank for being AWOL for one day from 17th to 18th August 1867. He was never promoted again but was awarded the LSGC.