India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Hazara 1888, Waziristan 1894-5 (Lt. C. H. Davies 1st Bn. 5th Goorkha Regt.) second clasp loose as issued, toned, good very fine £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter.

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Charles Henry Davies served with the 1/5th Gurkhas in the Hazara Expedition of 1888 (Medal with Clasp); Waziristan 1894-95 (Clasp). He was appointed a Special Assistant to the Political Agent in Gilgit on 14 August 1895, and was promoted to Captain on 5 February 1898. He also received the medal for Punjab Frontier 1897-98 and Tirah 1897-98.