Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. No clasp (42/446. Pte W. Cox, 85th Foot.)

Medal verification: Private William Cox, 85th Foot, is confirmed entitled to the Second Afghan War Medal with no clasp per the respective campaign medal roll cited below:

- Second Afghan War Medal. No clasp: WO 100/53 with remarks that in 1881, he volunteered for service in India with 2nd Battalion 4th Foot

The 85th, or The King's Own Regiment of Light Infantry (Bu...  read more

Code: 24301

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. With clasp 'Ali Musjid' (2110. Pte. W. Donovan. 4th. Bn. Rifle Bde.)

Second Afghan War Fatal Casualty: Private Donovan is confirmed on the respective campaign medal as 'Dead' prior to the medal roll being compiled and signed, and prior to the regiments return to British India

Cholera: Quite apart from 'Battlefield casualties' 4th Battalion Rifle Brigade lost an estimated 100 'All-Ranks' who died of disease, ill-health and accident, during while on...  read more

Code: 24299

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. No clasp (Lce. Duffr. Gopal Singh 10th Bengal Lancers)

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Sikh faith who held the rank of Lance-Duffadar (Corporal) while serving with the 10th (Duke of Cambridge's Own) Bengal Lancers, a cavalry regiment of the Bengal Presidency Army

Reference 'The Afghan Campaign 1878-1880' (S. H. Shadbolt, 1882), the regiment's record of service during the Second Afghan War:

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Code: 24298

Afghanistan Medal 1878-80. No clasp (Sepoy Rijah, 26th Regt. N.I.)

The recipient was an Indian soldier holding the rank of Sepoy (Private) while serving with the 26th Regiment of Native Infantry of the Bengal Presidency Army

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

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26th REGT. (PUNJAB) BENGAL NATIVE INFANTRY.

On ...  read more

Code: 24297

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:

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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

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