Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Gunner John McKnight, Bombay Artillery, later Royal Horse Artillery

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Gunner J. McKnight. Artillery); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Gunr. John McKnight, 3rd Tp. H. Bde. Bombay Arty.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (Gunr. J. McKnight, C. Bde. R.H.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £750-850

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Bombay Artillery.

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Provenance: Bought Baldwin 1962, ex Colonel Vigors Collection.

John McKnight was born in 1831 at Miltown, County Clare, and enlisted at Castle Connel on 16 March 1853, for 12 years. He embarked for India aboard the Ascendant on 30 September 1853, and arrived there on 9 March 1854. Posted to the 1st Battalion, Bombay Artillery, he transferred to 3rd Troop, Horse Artillery, and served with that Troop in Persia and during the Indian Mutiny. The medal roll shows him as being present at the capture of Gwalior and in Central India (For services of this Troop see previous Lot).

On conversion of the Bombay Horse Artillery to Royal Horse Artillery in 1862, McKnight transferred as a volunteer and subsequently received his L.S. & G.C. medal whilst serving with ‘G’ Battery, ‘C’ Brigade R.H.A. He was pensioned at 1s. per day on 2 April 1872.