Pair: Sergeant E. Harris, 3rd Foot

Punniar Star 1843 (Serjt. Edward Harris H.M. 3rd. Regt.) with original brass hook suspension, this lacking one of the fixing ‘nuts’, with a small hole pierced into the back of the hook; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 1st issue, large letter reverse, edge dated, impressed naming (E. Harris, Serjeant 3rd. Regiment Foot. 1847 *) fitted with replacement steel clip and ring suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine (2) £500-£700

Edward Harris was born in Handsworth, Yorkshire, on 7 November 1803 and attested for the 3rd Foot at Sheffield on 3 June 1826. He was promoted Corporal in February 1840 and Sergeant in September 1841, and was discharged in Dublin on 2 December 1847, having been found unfit for further service due to deafness and his constitution being undermined by service in India, after 21 years and 185 days’ service. His Long Service and Good Conduct Medal was sent to Staff Officer of Pensions in Chester on 5 April 1848.