Military Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Victorian issue (Serjeant Major R. M'Bain 21st Regiment N.I.)

Officially impressed naming, exactly as issued

Important: This is an instance of an imperial pattern issue of the LS&GC medal, being awarded to a long serving British Warrant Officer of the Madras Presidency Army of the Honourable East India Company - the recipient a Scotsman never served with the British Army, as his entire military service was with the forces of the Honourable East India Company

Note: Roderick McBain, sailed for British India on 16 March 1844 - and never again returned to his native homeland....

Robert McBain attested in Edinburgh in December 1843 for unlimited service in the East India Company's Infantry. He joined the EIC recruit depot at Warley Barracks, Brentwood, Essex on 3 January 1844 and there was allocated to the Madras Army, embarking on Worcester on 16 March 1844 arriving at Madras on 8 July 1844. He was posted as a Private 1st Madras European Regiment and subsequently posted to the Madras Effective Supernumeraries (Unattached List) as a Regimental Sergeant Major

McBain was married to Frances Ridgeon 22 July 1858 at Trichinopoly India and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct medal in early 1861. He took his final discharge from the Madras Army on, 23 December 1861

The late Regimental Sergeant Major Robert McBain died on 11 June 1862 and was buried at St.Mary's Burial Ground, Madras(now Chennai)

Sold together with hard copy photocopied papers, including his will which was written whilst he was ill in hospital just prior to his death

Avery scarce issue seen named to a Scottish Regimental Sergeant Major of the H.E.I.C. Madras Presidency Army

Condition: About GVF

Code: 23385