Auction Catalogue

19–21 June 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 346

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19 June 2013

Hammer Price:
£2,100

Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Nepaul, Bhurtpoor (T. Howe, 14th Foot) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine and scarce £2500-3000

Ex Cheylesmore 1930, Mackenzie 1934, and Elson 1963.

Thomas Howe was born in the Parish of Wolston, near Warwick. He attested for the 24th Foot at Coventry on 6 April 1807, at the age of eighteen, and served in that regiment until 7 October 1822, when he volunteered for the 14th Foot, where he served until 29 August 1831, his total service amounting to thirty-four years and 357 days.

When discharged in August 1831, the Medical Board described Thomas Howe as being
‘in the decline of life’, the reason for which becomes apparent after reading the description of his service which included ‘Twenty Years, Three Hundred and Thirty Days in the East Indies. Was on board the Astell East Indiaman when engaged with two French Frigates & a Corvette in the Mozambique on the 3rd July 1810, one of which the [blank] Frigate struck to the Astell. Served two campaigns against Nepaul; was at the reduction of Hurreehurpoor; was at the Storming and Capture of Bhurtpoor, was wounded there in the Head by a shot & in the Body with a sword. Was blown up upon a mine being sprung by the enemy during the Storming of the Fortress & was injured in the loins.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.