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22 July 2016

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Lot

№ 179

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22 July 2016

Hammer Price:
£800

Pair: Colour-Sergeant Thomas Summers, 17th Regiment, late 3rd Regiment

Punniar Star
1843 (Corpl. Thomas Summers H.M. 3rd Regt.) adapted bar suspension; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (Colr. Sergt. Thos. Summers, 2nd Batt. 17th Regt. 3rd July 1858.) the pair mounted for display in a card mount with original section of uniform sleeve bearing his Colour-Sergeant’s insignia and a small portrait photograph of him in uniform wearing his medals, contact marks, edge bruising and pitting from star, good fine and better (2) £500-600

Thomas Summers was born in the Parish of Dover, Kent, and was attested for the 3rd Foot at London on 10 December 1838, aged 20 years 5 months. He was promoted to Corporal in March 1843, to Sergeant in December 1845, and to Colour-Sergeant in May 1848. He was deprived of his ‘Color’ badge in April 1853, but this was restored in July 1855. He transferred as Colour-Sergeant to the 2nd Battalion 17th Foot on 31 March 1858, and was discharged from that regiment having completed 21 years service on 28 December 1859. According to his papers he was ‘granted a Silver Medal & Gratuity for Good Conduct 17th July 1858,’ and was ‘In possession of Maharajpoor (sic) Medal’. Sold with copied discharge papers.