Auction Catalogue

21 September 2007

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 59

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21 September 2007

Hammer Price:
£4,300

The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Colour-Sergeant J. Johnson, 32nd Light Infantry, the senior N.C.O. of his regiment massacred at Cawnpore

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Colr. Serjt. J. Johnson, 32nd L.I.) extremely fine £4000-4500

Ex Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals, 23 September 2005 (Part III, Lot 66).

John Johnson was the senior N.C.O. of H.M’s 32nd Regiment killed at Cawnpore on 27 June 1857.