Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Sutlej 1845-46, for Ferozeshuhur 1845, 1 clasp, Sobraon (George Newall, 62nd Regt.) edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine £400-450

George Newall was born in the Parish of King’s Sombourne, Stockbridge, Hampshire. A Sawyer by occupation, he enlisted into the 62nd (Wiltshire) Regiment on 7 September 1842, aged 19 years, 8 months. With the 62nd Regiment he served in India and saw action in the 1st Sikh War at Ferozeshuhur, 21/22 December 1845 and Sobraon, 10 February 1846. When the regiment returned to England, Newall volunteered to remain in India with the 24th Regiment. With them he saw further action in the 2nd Sikh War and in the battle of Chilianwala, 12 January 1849, he received a severe gunshot wound to his left thigh. Newall was discharged to an ‘out-pension’ on 22 July 1851; he died as an ‘in-pensioner’ at Chelsea, on 13 November 1896. Sold with a quantity of copied service papers.