Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. Victorian issue (Barrack Sergt W. Burrows P. W. Deptt G.O.C.C. 4th Decr 1877)

Naming engraved per standard British Army in India style for award to British personnel serving on attachment - last 2 digits only of the GOCC date are worn & barely legible

Medal Verification: The medal is enumerated in the recipients extant service papers

Barrack Sergeant William Burrows 15th Kings Regiment of Hussars, was serving on attachment with the Indian Public Works Department, where he is recorded as Barrack Sergeant at Meerut & while serving under higher command 'Meerut Division'

W. Burrows appears as part of the Meerut Division of the North West Provinces within the Public Works section

William Burrows son of Burrows, was a native of the Parish of St. Lukes, London, Middlesex, England where we was born circa 1839. On New Year's Day, 1 January 1859, at the age of 19 years and, described as employed as a 'Porter' William attested for service with the British Army, at, Westminster, London, England. On enlistment he was posted to the 15th Hussars and was given the regimental number No. 420. The British Army Worldwide Index - issued every 10 years - shows, William holding the rank of Trooper and serving with the 15th Hussars in Ireland, where men of the regiment served variously at ,Cahar, Cork and the Curragh (file series WO 12/1229 refers).On 8 February 1867, he was promoted Corporal, and in the same embarked with his regiment, 15th (The King's) Hussars for overseas service in British India. William subsequently served 9 years 11 months in India, during which time he was promoted Sergeant on, 8 March 1868. On, 1 March 1875, he was promoted Barrack Sergeant and transferred to the Public Works Department Unattached List, serving as Barrack Sergeant at Meerut Cantonment. By the time he took his final discharge from the British Army, William Burrows had served a total of 21 years and 6 days 'With the Colours'. At discharge his intended place of residence was cited as Kings Road, Chelsea. London

North Western Provinces (British India): The North-Western Provinces (NWP) was an administrative region in British India. The North-Western Provinces - including Meerut Division - were established in 1836, through merging the administrative divisions of the Ceded and Conquered Provinces. In 1858, the Nawab-ruled kingdom of Oudh was annexed and merged with the North-Western Provinces to form the renamed North-Western Provinces and Oudh (NWP&O). In 1902, this province was reorganized to form the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, Allahabad served as its capital from 1858

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

Sold with some copied extract pages from 'Thackers Indian Directory' circa 1878

'Barrack Sergeant' is a very scarce seen appointment to find on medals

Condition: GVF

Code: 25559