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

№ 1298

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12 December 2013

Hammer Price:
£520

Pair: Private F. Walker, 7th Hussars

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Fredk. Walker, 7th Husrs.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1731 Pte. F. Walker, 7th Hussars) good very fine (2) £500-550

Private Frederick Walker served with the 7th Hussars in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny (103 ‘no clasp’ medals awarded) and in the expedition led by Brevet Colonel A. F. Macdonell against Sultan Muhammad Khan, who had attacked the fort of Shabkadar with a force of Mohmans and Bajauris, December 1863-January 1864 (155 ‘North West Frontier’ clasps awarded to the 7th Hussars).