Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Edwards, Marine.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, polished, nearly very fine £1200-1400

John Edwards was born in Western Heath, Warwickshire, and attested for the 50th Company, Royal Marines at Coventry, in June 1820. He served as part of the Marine complement of H.M.S. Larne, for the Ava campaign of 1824-26.