India General Service Medal 1854. Silver issue with clasp 'Persia' (Private. Ram Lal Ahire. Artillery Driver)

The medal with officially impressed naming, as awarded to Bombay Army recipients

The recipient was an Indian soldier of the Hindu faith holding the rank of Private while serving as an 'Artillery Driver' in the Artillery of the Honourable East India Company's Bombay Presidency Army

Reference 'History of the Bombay Army' (Sir Patrick Caddell, 1938), all of the Artillery units present in the Persia Expedition were drawn from amongst the artillery units of the Bombay Army, the majority of which were comprised of European and Eurasian soldiers, with only a single 'Native' artillery unit present during the Persian Campaign. The Bombay Artillery units were:

- 3rd Troop Horse Artillery
- 1st & 4th Companies of the 1st Battalion European Artillery (which manned the 3rd & 5th Light Field Batteries)
- 4th Troop Bombay Horse Artillery
- 1st Company 2nd Battalion Foot Artillery
- 4th Company 4th Battalion (Native) Artillery

An extremely scarce, extant campaign medal and clasp named to an Indian recipient from the Bombay Army

Condition: VF

Code: 23049