India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92 (5870 Pte. J. Phillips 4th Bn. K. Rl. Rif. Corps) number partially officially corrected, edge bruise, contact marks, very fine £140-£180

James William Phillips, a coal porter from Islington, London, was born around 1871. He attested into the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 22 August 1890 and served in Burma with the 4th Battalion during the 1889-92 campaign. Discharged to the Army Reserve on 9 December 1896, he was recalled on 9 October 1899 for service in South Africa during the Boer War, before his final discharge on 30 August 1902.

Sold with copied service papers.