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№ 199 x

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25 November 2015

Hammer Price:
£4,000

A fine campaign group of four awarded to Private James Harvey, 32nd Light Infantry, an original defender at Lucknow

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (Jas. Harvey,. 32nd Regt.) officially impressed replacement issue; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1405 Pte. Jas. Harvey. 32nd Foot.) note differing regimental number; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (J. Harvy. 32nd L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1455 J. Harvey. 32nd Regt.) mounted as worn and contained in an old fitted carrying case, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better (4) £3600-4000

James Harvey was born at Barnstaple, Devon, in 1819, and was a lace manufacturer before he enlisted for the 32nd Foot at Devonport on 5 May 1837, aged 18 years (No. 1455). He served in Canada and North America for 3 years 62 days before returning to England in July 1841. In May 1846 the regiment embarked in the Aboukir at Cork for service in India. Harvey subsequently served in the 1st and 2nd siege operations against Mooltan in 1848-49, and was present at the battle of Goojerat, 25 February 1849 (Medal with 2 Clasps, lost during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-59 and officially replaced at the public expense). In 1852 he took part in the Ranizai and Utman Khel expeditions on the North West Frontier of India (Medal with Clasp). He was present throughout the Defence of Lucknow, from 1 July to 22 November 1857, and in the action Punjab Frontier 1897-98 Cawnpore on 6 December 1857 (Medal with Clasp). By mid-1858 Harvey was in poor health and was invalided to England. With an extra year of service allowed to reckon for the defence of Lucknow, Harvey was able to claim his discharge having completed more than 22 years’ service, and was accordingly discharged on 25 January 1859. He was admitted as an out-pensioner of the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, and, in 1875 was living at Taunton when he injured his eye whilst marking on the rifle range of a volunteer corps. He was still living in September 1902 when his pension was increased to two shillings a day. Sold with copied discharge papers, full muster details and other research.