A rare to Military Instructors pair of long & meritorious medals: Sergeant Major Arthur Moody, Essex Regiment late Sergeant Instructor Rangoon Volunteer Rifle Corps

- Army Long Service & Good Conduct. Victorian (Sergt Instr A.Moody, Rangoon Vol: Rifle Corps)
- Meritorious Service Medal. GV coinage head issue: Sjt. (A, S. Mjr.) A. Moody. Essex R.)

Medals Verification: Both medals confirmed as the recipients full-entitlement of named medals that he received as a professional soldier and latterly army pensioner of the British Army

- Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal: Awarded 1889, the enumerated in the recipients extant service papers
- Meritorious Service Medal. GV 'Coingage Head': Only an estimated 550 x 'Coinage Head' issue MSM's awarded circa 1928-1936

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

Curiously both medals - the recipients full medal entitlement - are both stitched together on the same long length of original silk MSM riband- this fitted with a stitched down contemporary safety pin, and exactly as worn by the recipient length issue silk riband

A rare and desirable medal pair including both a rare to unit (Rangoon Volunteer Rifles) and scarce medal issue (Coinage Head MSM)

Condition: Both medal with toned age patina the LSGC with loose claw GVF, the MSM about EF

Code: 25987