Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. Victorian issue (4142. Corpl J. McCormick, 102nd Foot)

The medal fitted with a contemporary silk riband, stitched for wear

Medal Verification: James McCormick was only awarded one medal in respect of his 21 years military service

- Army Long Service Good Medal: Recipients extant service papers refer

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

James McCormick, was a native of Kilbarn, Borriskane, Tipperary, Ireland, where he was born circa 1839. James who by trade was employed as a 'Labourer', attested for service with the Honourable East India Company on, 5 August 1859, at which time he was on enlistment posted to the 1st Madras Fusiliers - a European Infantry Regiment, of the Madras Army. He transferred his service to the British Army, on 13 May 1861, at which time the 1st Madras Fusiliers were re-styled as the 1st Royal Madras Fusiliers (finally being restyled as 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) in September 1862). James was promoted Corporal, 18 March 1864; Lance-Sergeant, 18 January 1879 and to Sergeant, 21 May 1879. The recipients extant service records (held at and accessible at the National Archives), show that he is known to have served overseas a total of 14 years 11 months as under;

- India: 10 years 7 months
- Gibraltar: 2 years 9 months
- Ceylon: 1 years 5 months (with an additional 59 days to disembarkation at UK)

By the time of taking his final discharge from the British Army, on 31 August 1880, Sergeant McCormick had accumulated 21 years 22 days towards reckonable pension, His character  and conduct was described as having been 'Very Good', and that he was in possession of a Long Service Medal and a Second Class Certificate of Education. His name had once appeared in the regimental defaulter book, and he had never been tried by Court Martial

At discharge James indicated that his intended place of future residence, was his hometown at Kilbarn, Tipperary, Ireland

The 102nd Regiment of Foot (Royal Madras Fusiliers) was a regiment of the British Army raised by the Honourable East India Company in 1742. It transferred to the command of the British Army in 1862. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 103rd Regiment of Foot in 1881 to form the Royal Dublin Fusiliers

Condition: GVF

Code: 25792