Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. No clasp (Far: B. Manass 1st Regt. M. L. Cavy.)

Important: The 1st Regiment of Madras Cavalry - including a squadron of the 2nd Madras Light Cavalry attached - was the only cavalry regiment of the Madras Presidency Army to deploy and serve as a unit in the Second Afghan War

The Madras Weekly Mail issue of 20 May 1894, contained the below notice of appointment:

Quote,

The Military Department has be...  read more

Code: 24296

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. No clasp (Pte. Chowrimootoo. Q. O. S & M.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of Tamil ethnicity and the Hindu faith, who held the rank of Private while serving with the Queen's Own Sappers & Miners, the engineer corps of the Madras Presidency Army

A desirable example of the Afghan War Medal to a 'Sapper' of the highly distinguished Queen's Own Sappers and Miners, one of the 'workhorse' sapper corps of the British Indian...  read more

Code: 24295

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. With clasp, Kandahar (G.N. 284. Duffedar. Kisonsing. P.H.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier who held the rank of Duffadar (Sergeant) while serving with the Poona Horse, of the Bombay Presidency Army

Reference 'The Afghan Campaign 1878-1880' (S. H. Shadbolt, ), the regiment's record of service during the Second Afghan War:

POONA HORSE.

On the 17th Jan., 1880, the Poona Horse, then stationed at Sirur in the...  read more

Code: 24294

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. With clasp 'Kandahar' (Private. Abdool. Nubee. 7th Regt. Bo. N.I.)

Regimentally Rare: By regiment this is an extremely rare to regiment issue, as 7th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry did not deploy and serve as a unit during the Second Afghan War

An example of a rare to unit medal, to an 'odd-man' - possibly an officers orderly - or one of a regimental draft - serving away from his parent regiment (7th Bombay Native Infantry) on attachment, and w...  read more

Code: 24293

Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (58B/669 1468 Private J Maitland 72nd Highlanders)

Medal(s) & clasps verification: No. 58B/669 (in 1881 re-numbered No. S/194) Private James Maitland 72nd Highlanders (1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders 1881) is confirmed entitled to the Kabul to Kandahar Star, and 3 x other campaign medals per below referenced campaign medal rolls:

- Afghan Medal with 3 x clasps 'Charasia', 'Kabul' & 'Kandahar': WO 100/52
- Kabul to Kanda...  read more

Code: 24292

East & West Africa Medal. Silver issue with clasp '1892' (3067 Pte. J. Williams. 1/W.I. Rgt)

Medal and both clasp verification. No. 3067 Private J. Williams, 1st West India Regiment is confirmed as entitled per the below referenced campaign medal roll of 1st Battalion West India Regiment:

- East & West Africa Medal with '1892' clasp: WO 100/76. The medal roll compiled and signed at Sierra Leone, 10 December 1892

The medal roll shows that Private Williams s...  read more

Code: 24290

Indian Princely State: Jummoo and Kashmir Medal 1895. Bronze issue with clasp 'Chitral 1895'

The medal was issued by the Indian Princely State of Jammu & Kashmir

Reverse of the clasp correctly impressed with a good clear indentation of the British makers marks 'Gurney London'

Medal is un-named as issued

Retaining its original long length of used & worn, silk riband

The medal in unusually good condition for a campaign medal tha...  read more

Code: 24289

India General Service Medal 1895-1902. Victoria silver issue with 2 x clasps 'Punjab Frontier 1897-98' & 'Tirah 1897-98' (79766 Gunner. P. Reid 5th M. B. R. A.)

A medal to a 'Fighting Irish', the recipient from Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland

Medal & clasps verification: nO. 79766 Gunner Patrick Reid, of the 5th Mountain Battery Royal Regiment of Artillery, is confirmed entitled to the medal and both clasps per the below following referenced medal roll:

- IGS 1895 with 2 x clasps: WO 100/85, the medal roll of 3rd Mountain Batt...  read more

Code: 24288

Queens South Africa Medal. Silver issue & clasp 'Cape Colony' (27677 Tpr: C. T. Wood. 12th Coy. Imp. Yeo.)

Medal and clasp(s) verification: The recipient, is confirmed as being entitled to the medal and the single 'state' clasp 'Cape Colony' per the respective campaign medal roll of, 12th (South Notts) Squadron 3rd Battalion Imperial Yeomanry. The recipient was also further entitled to the 2 x dated 'South Africa' clasps, per the medal roll references below cited:

- QSA with 'Cape Co...  read more

Code: 24286

Queens South Africa Medal 1899-1902. Silver issue with clasp 'Cape Colony' (13712 Cpl A. Brown. R.A.M.C.)

The recipient was a Medical Student - later Doctor 1905 - who was a 'Volunteer' serving with the privately funded Edinburgh & East of Scotland Hospital, in South Africa 1900

Alfred Brown, son of Brown (a Paper Merchant & Printer) & Caroline Patience Bailey Brown (nee Salway) was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born on, 16 November 1878. In 1881, Alfred lived with hi...  read more

Code: 24285