Candahar 1842 (Private James Paul, H.M. 40th Regiment) fitted with original steel clip and straight bar suspension, good very fine and rare £800-1000

Only 130 medals with this reverse issued to European troops, including 64 to the 40th Regiment. Private James Paul died on 21 January 1842. Sold with a copy of Gordon Everson’s article The Fighting Fortieth at Candahar which gives a reconstructed roll of the 2 officers and 62 men of the 40th who qualified for this medal, the majority of whom were murdered or died during the campaign.