Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (3460 Sergt. Drumr. S. Mason. 1st. Bn. North’n Regt.) nearly extremely fine £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Musicians formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Samuel Mason served as a Sergeant Drummer during the operation on the North West Frontier, and was dangerously wounded by gunshot to the throat during the march from Bagh to Barkai on 13 December 1897. He was subsequently discharged invalided.

Sold together with various photographic images and an embroidered Drummer’s Badge.