Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A group of four campaign medals renamed to Battery Staff Sergeant William A. Hawthorne, Bengal Artillery

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Chilianwala (Gunr. Wm. A. Hawthorne 3rd Troop B.H.A.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia, the clasp privately manufactured (Bombr. Wm. A. Hawthorne 4th Troop B.H.A.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Batty. Staff Sergt. Wm. A. Hawthorne, No. 18. L.F. By.); China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Batty. Staff Sergt. Wm. A. Hawthorne, Gun Boat 80) all four re-engraved in contemporary serif capitals, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise good fine or better (4) £160-200