Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (3202 W Rosomand 1st Bn. HMs. 19th Regt.) light contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £200-£260

William Rosomand was born in London and attested there for the 19th Foot on 1 April 1854, aged 17 years 10 months. He served in the Crimea at the battle of the Alma and at the siege of Sebastopol (Medal with 2 clasps and Turkish medal). He also took part in the Black Mountain expedition under Major-General A. T. Wilde, 3-22 October 1868 (N.W. Frontier medal with clasp). He was discharged at Gosport on 29 February 1872. Sold with copied discharge papers and medal roll extracts.