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21 May 2020

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Lot

№ 427

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21 May 2020

Hammer Price:
£1,100

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (W. Crawley, 14th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £800-£1,000

William Crawley was born Kingswalden, near St Albans, Herts., and attested for the 14th Foot at Stilton, Huntingdon, on 6 December 1813, aged 17, a labourer by trade. He served in the East Indies for 14 years 152 days, from 28 July 1816 and returning home on 27 December 1830. He was discharged at Athlone on 7 November 1833, ‘having served Fourteen Years and a half in the East Indies; at the Battle of Waterloo; at the Storming of Cambray; at the Siege of Hattras; and at the Siege of Bhurtpore; the remainder at Home.’

Sold with copied discharge papers.