Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Flying Victory (Colr. Serjt. Fs. McCartney 13th Regt.) officially impressed naming, fitted with German silver straight bar suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine and rare £1,400-£1,800

Provenance: D. C. L. Gosling Collection, Nimrod Dix & Co., November 1985.

Francis McCartney was born in the Parish of Rainagh, near Banagher, King’s County, and attested for the 9th Foot at Dublin on 10 January 1831, aged 17 years 6 months. He transferred to the 13th Light Infantry on 1 November 1836, to enable him to serve with an elder brother [his elder brother was Colour-Sergeant James McCartney who died at Karnal on 5 December 1838]. Promoted to Corporal in August 1838, to Sergeant in July 1840, and to Colour-Sergeant in February 1844, he was remanded to Sergeant again on 12 July 1849, and discharged on 25 January 1853, ‘being appointed to serve on the Militia Staff.’ His discharge papers note, ‘Distinguished himself - Is in possession of three medals, viz: For the storming of Ghuznee, General action at Jellalabad, and recapture of Cabool. Is also in pofsefsion of a Medal “For Long Service & Good Conduct”’ Sold with copied discharge papers.