Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army of India 1799-1826, 2 clasps, Maheidpoor, Ava (D. Donald, 1st Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £1800-2200

Provenance: Whitaker Collection 1890.

21 medals issued to the 1st Foot with these two clasps.

David Donald was born in the Parish of Barrony, Lanarkshire, and enlisted for the 1st Foot at Horsham on 27 August 1806, aged 20, a weaver by trade. He served in the East Indies from September 1807 to June 1829, and was discharged on 22 July 1829, being ‘worn out - has been cured of scurvy but his constitution is exhausted and he is not likely ever to prove effective.’ Sold with copied discharge papers.