Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1612 W. Sommerville 1st Bn. H.Ms. 19th Regt.) pawnbroker’s mark to edge at 11 o’clock, suspension slack, very fine £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the West Yorkshire (14th Foot) and Yorkshire (19th Foot) Regiments.

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William Sommerville was born in Galway, Ireland, and attested for the 19th Foot at Bengal, aged 13 years 7 months, in October 1863. During the course of his service he advanced to the rank of Sergeant, but due to constant poor discipline and several periods of imprisonment ended his service as a Private when he was discharged 22 December 1885, having served 22 years and 81 days with the Colours.