Delhi Durbar 1903, silver (90298 Tptr.: E. J. Hill R.H.A.) contemporarily engraved naming, lacking integral silver riband buckle, minor scratches, generally very fine £160-£200

Ernest John Hill was born in Devonport in 1878. He attested for the Royal Artillery at Woolwich on 19 May 1892 and witnessed extensive service as Trumpeter with “E” and “M” Batteries, Royal Horse Artillery, including a 6 year posting to India from 12 October 1899 to 19 February 1906. His Army Service Record notes 10 days confined to barracks for ‘ill-treating Boy Hedley’, neglecting to obey orders, drunkenness, using obscene language, and breaking away from Military Police.