Jellalabad Medal 1842. 1st type medal with 'Mural Crown' obverse & 'VII April 1842' reverse

The medal with steel clip, and hinged straight hanger suspension as issued

Fitted with a good length of contemporary silk 'moire' watered riband

Un-named as issued by the Calcutta Mint

Reference 'The Jellalabad Medal Roll' (Athony Farrington, Senior Assistant Keeper, Indian Office Records. Published 'Hamiltons Despatch' October, 1984) only 2645 x 'Jellalabad' medals awarded to All Ranks, British & Indian,per the regimental abstracts shown below;

- HM 13th Foot x 774
- 2/6 Bengal Art x 129
- No 6 LFB Bengal Art x 115
- 5th Bengal Lt Cavalry x 142
- 1st Bengal Irr. Cavalry x 6
- 4th Bengal Irr. Cavy x 5
- 35th Bengal N.I x 846
- Bengal Commist x 2

Sha Shuja's Force

- Art Detachment x 25
- Mountain Train x 62
- Sappers & Miners x 362
- 2nd Cavalry x 122
- 6th Lt. Infantry x 52

The battle honour 'Jellalabad' was awarded to 1 x British (13th Foot (Somerset Light Infantry)) & 2 x HEIC Bengal Army (5th Bengal Light Cavalry & 35th Bengal Native Infantry) regiments for their 'Defence' of Jellalabad during the 1st Afghan War

A choice example of a very scarce campaign medal

Condition: GVF

Code: 26087