Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Candahar 1842 (Private John Murphy H.M. 40th Regiment) correctly engraved in running script, fitted with original steel clip and bar suspension, very fine and rare £1,000-£1,200

Provenance: J. B. Hayward & Son, August 1973; Nimrod Dix & Co., September 1981.

John Murphy is confirmed on Gordon Everson’s reconstructed roll from The Fighting Fortieth at Candahar, as having been present during the defence of Candahar in early March 1842. Murphy was with the sick in the hospital and died there on 3 April 1842. Also confirmed on Garry Farmer’s revised roll.