Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. Jas. Noding, 4th Bombay N.I.) minor contact marks, very fine £320-360

James Noding was born on 19 March 1829 and baptised on 24 April at St. Dunstan’s, Stepney, London. He was the son of John Henry Noding, a Merchant of the Island of Tobago. He was educated at Turnham Green and was accepted as a Cadet in the Military Seminary at Addiscombe on 4 February 1846. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 4th Bombay N.I. in July 1849 and advanced to Lieutenant in June 1851. He saw service in Central India, 1857-59, with the Satpura Field Force, seeing actions at Digrus, 20 December 1857; Mandwar, 21 January 1858 - where his horse was twice wounded and Bheelwara, 19 February 1858. Then with the Malwa Field Force in pursuit of Tantia Topi, including the action at Rajghur, 15 September 1858. In the latter battle, the heat caused a good many casualties, one officer and two Privates dying of sunstroke. Lieutenant Noding had to invalided from the same cause and, after two years sick leave, had to retire on 24 June 1861. Sold with copied cadet papers and other research.