India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan (316 S. Owen H.M’s. 80th. Regt.) nearly very fine £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Staffordshire Regiments.

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Samuel Owen served as a Private in the 80th Regiment of Foot and is recorded as stationed at Saugor in 1861. He was later awarded the India General Service Medal and clasp Bhootan for service during the Anglo-Bhutan War of 1864-65, which furthered British imperialist ambitions in the region and supported the commercial viability of the local tea plantations.