Medals & Coins, Arms & Militaria - 28th March 2017
Lot 549
An India General Service Medal 1854-95 to Gunner Arthur Edward Smith
Estimate £250 - £350
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Description
An India General Service Medal 1854-95 to Gunner Arthur Edward Smith, Number 2 Mountain Battery Royal Artillery, 2 clasps: Burma 1889-92, N.E. Frontier 1891 (70556 Gunr A. E. Smith No 2 Mn By R.A.), engraved. Burma clasp with irregular fixing, N.E. Frontier clasp loose on ribbon, medal good very fine.
Served with Wuntho Field Force in Burma, 18th February to 23rd March 1891; and with Tamu Column in Manipur, 28th March to 7th May 1891. The clasps were awarded in reverse order and it is possible that the irregular/loose fixing of the clasps is a consequence of this man attempting to arrange them chronologically by action.