Auction Catalogue

26 March 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 594

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26 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£600

Four: Subadar-Major Akbar Ali, No. 4 Hazara Mountain Battery

India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Jowaki 1877-8, Burma 1885-7, Hazara 1888 (3 Gunner, No.4 (Hazara) Mn. By. P.F.F.); Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ali Musjid, Kabul (3 Gunner, No.4 (Hazara) Mn. By. P.F.F.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3 Jemadar, No.4 (Hazara) Mn. By. P.F.F.) rank re-engraved; Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed as issued, mounted for display, the second officially re-engraved and the first three probably all later official replacements, good very fine (4) £300-350

Akbar Ali enlisted in No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery, Punjab Field Force, in March 1869, and rose to be Subadar-Major of the four P.F.F. batteries. On retirement in November 1903, he was appointed Honorary Captain. He was awarded the Order of British India, 1st Class in August 1901. Award of Delhi Durbar confirmed. Sold with some copied research.