London/Covent garden. Old Price Riots. 1809 medal/token #sherborne Alfred Peake enlisted 10

Alfred Peake enlisted 10

so it is likely that he served in support of the Gallipoli campaign until it abandoned at the end of December

MM Latin cross

Good fine - very fine for type

London/Covent garden. Old Price Riots. 1809 medal/token #sherborne Alfred Peake enlisted 10London, Covent Garden Theatre, Old Price medal 1809, brass, bust of Kemble left wearing a fools cap, OH MY HEAD AITCHES above, OBSTINACY below, rev. O. P. (Old Price) in field, JOHN BULLS JUBILEE, CLIFFORD FOR EVER around, 24mm. Pierced very fine. Note: the raising of prices by theatre actor manager John Kemble caused three months of rioting at the end of 1809.