Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Private George Ross, 13th Prince Albert’s Light Infantry

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (G. Ross, 13th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming; Ghuznee 1839 (G. Ross, 13th Regt.); Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (G. Ross, 13th Regt.); Cabul 1842 (G. Ross, 13th Regt.) the last three fitted with replacement bar suspensions and all privately engraved or re-engraved in rather crude capitals, suspension re-fixed on the first and with areas of bad corrosion, edge bruising and contact marks, therefore fine only (4) £1,500-£2,000

Provenance: Baldwin, February 1965.

George Ross was born in the Parish of Westminster, Middlesex, and was attested for the 6th Light Dragoons in London on 2 October 1817, aged 13 years, but was discharged on 25 August 1821, in consequence of Reduction. He re-enlisted into the 13th Light Infantry on 2 November 1821, still Under Age, and commenced his ‘Active Service’ on 2 November 1822, having attained the age of 18. He was finally discharged at Chatham on 13 August 1844, having served in the East Indies for 20 years 129 days. His discharge papers record his services abroad: ‘East Indies from 25th May to 30th September 1843. In the Burman Empire during the Campaigns of 1824, 25 and 26. With the Army of the Indus during the Campaigns of 1838, 39, 40, 41 and 42 - was present at the Storming of Ghuznee in July 1839, and the Forts of Tootum Durrah and Joolghur in the Khoistan in 1840. Was present at the several engagements in Forcing the Passes from Cabul to Jellalabad in 1841, and in defence of the latter Fortress in 1841/42, present in the engagement at Jellalabad 7th April 1842, at Jugdulluck 8th September and at Tazeen 13th September 1842.’ He ‘is entitled to Ava and Ghuznee Prize Money.’ Sold with copied discharge papers and other research, including Jellalabad medal roll which records Ross as a Bandsman.