Auction Catalogue

11 & 12 December 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

№ 866

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12 December 2013

Hammer Price:
£350

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Chas. Butler, 53rd Regt.) minor contact marks, very fine £250-300

Charles Butler was born in Chatham, Kent. A Painter by occupation, he attested for the 53rd Regiment at Westminster on 14 August 1857, aged 19 years. He served 3 years, 5 months in the East Indies, volunteering for service with the 3rd Battalion Rifle Brigade in March 1860. He was discharged due to disability to his right leg on 5 August 1862. With copied discharge papers and roll extracts.