Lot Archive

Lot

№ 578

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£700

Three: Private W. Headicar, 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (3rd Bn. Rifle Bde.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (802 Pte., 3 Bn. Rif. Bde.); Army L.S.& G.C., V.R. (802 Pte., 3rd Rifle Bde.) good very fine and better (3) £400-450

William Headicar enlisted into the 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade on 16 August 1855, aged 18 years. Serving in the Indian Mutiny, he was present at the capture of Lucknow. Headicar then went on to serve in the Shabkadar Campaign on the N.W. Frontier, 1863-64, where he was batman to Lieutenant E. H. Crofton, 3rd Rifle Brigade. He was discharged on 16 August 1876. Sold with copied research.