Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (Cr. Sgt. J. Squire, late 61st Foot) engraved naming, edge bruising, very fine £260-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Russell Collection of Medals to the Gloucestershire Regiment.

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Dix Noonan Webb, July 2015.

John Squire was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in 1822, and attested for the 54th Regiment of Foot at London on 24 June 1840. Promoted Corporal in August 1844 and Sergeant in March 1846, he transferred to the 61st Regiment of Foot in April 1849 and was promoted Colour Sergeant in March 1854. He served nearly 9 years in India and saw active service during the Great Sepoy Mutiny where, at the siege of Delhi, he was present at the repulse of the sorties of 4, 9 and 18 July 1857 (Medal with clasp). Awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal with a gratuity of £15, he was discharged to pension at his own request on 28 June 1861, and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, together with an annuity of £10, on 20 August 1892. He died on 16 November 1893.

Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extracts.