Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Sergeant F. Thorley, Royal Artillery

India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (18172 Sergt., 9 M.B.R.A.) unofficial connections between clasps; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (18172 Sergt., R.A.) last with official correction to service number, contact marks, very fine and better (2) £220-260

Frank Thorley was born in Manchester. A Labourer by occupation, he attested for the Royal Artillery at New Brighton on 9 November 1876, aged 20 years. Served overseas in India, November 1878-March 1880; Afghanistan, March 1880-May 1881; India May 1881-May 1889 and again, December 1890-March 1898. For his service in the Afghan War he was awarded the Afghanistan Medal with clasp for Kandahar and the Kabul to Kandahar Star. For service in the Zhob Valley 1884, Burma Field Force 1886-87; Sikkim Field Force 1888-89; Hazara 1891; Isazai 1892 and the Tirah Field Force 1897-98, he was awarded the India General Service with clasps for Sikkim and Hazara 1891 in addition to the medals above.

With copied service papers.