Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Captn. John Wilson, 30th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £1,500-£2,000

Provenance: Needes Collection, Glendining’s, April 1940 (purchased by Needes in January 1899); Dix Noonan Webb, March 2011.

John Wilson joined the Madras Establishment as a Cadet in 1807; Ensign, 7 March 1809; Lieutenant, 24 October 1811; Captain, 1 May 1824; died at Salisbury on 18 May 1891.