Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Hazara 1891, Samana 1891, unofficial retaining rod between clasps (2860 Pte. W. Bedford 1st. Bn. K.R. Rif. C.) minor edge bruising, good very fine £180-£220

Walter Bedford was born in New Wortley, Leeds, Yorkshire, in 1867, and attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in London on 8 August 1885. Posted to the 1st Battalion, he served with them in India from 25 November 1890 to 27 March 1893, and took part in the Hazara Expedition, March to May 1891, and with the Miranzai Expeditionary Force in Samana, April to May 1891. Returning home, he transferred to the Army Reserve on 6 April 1893, and was discharged on 7 August 1897, after 12 years’ service.

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