Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859. No clasp (Gunr Robt Paisley, 3rd Bn. Rl Art.)

Medal verification: The recipient received 4 x medals, including a 1902 Coronation Medal, per below cited sources:

- Indian Mutiny Medal. No clasp: Recipients extant service papers refer
- Crimea Medal: WO 100/22 with clasp 'Sebastopol'
- Turkish Crimea medal: Recipients extant service papers refer
- Coronation Medal 1902: Ref The East of Fife Record, issue of, 28 August 1903

The recipients service papers are extant and accessible at The National Archives

The East of Fife Record, issue of, 28 August 1903, contained the below following obituary article:

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A CRIMEAN VETERAN - the death has occurred at Kilwinning of Robert Paisley, who had been a public servant for the past 27 years, and was highly respected. He joined the army when he was 19 years of age, and rose to the rank of Sergeant in the Artillery. After 21 years' service he retired with a pension. He passed through the Crimean War, took part in the Indian Mutiny, and served in Turkey, for each of which he held medals with three bars, also a Coronation Medal.

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Robert Paisley, an Ulsterman, was a native of Carrickfergus, Co Antrim, Ireland, where he was born in, 1835. Robert enlisted in the British Army, at Lisburn, Co. Antrim, Ireland, on, 24 August 1854, and was posted to the Royal Regiment of Artillery. Prior to enlisting he had been employed as a 'Weaver'. Robert's subsequent military postings included:

- Crimea: 15/05/1855 - 27/06/1856
- India: 16/01/1858 - 24/12/1865

At the time of taking his final discharge from the British Army in 1875 (after completing 21 years service), Robert's character was described in one word 'Exemplary'!

After leaving the British Army, Robert Paisley, settled at, Burnside Row, Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland, where he was a respected member of the community, until the time of his death in 1903

Condition: GVF

Code: 23428