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19 May 2021

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Lot

№ 55

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19 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£280

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3677 Pte. J. Gill 18th Hussars) light contact marks, otherwise better than good very fine £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 13th, 18th and 13th/18th Hussars.

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Only eight men of the 18th Hussars received the medal and clasp for the Relief of Chitral 1895, all attached to the Army Signalling Staff. As a Lance-Corporal, Gill received the Q.S.A. with four clasps and the K.S.A. with two clasps. He was discharged after completing his first period of service on 9 August 1902. Sold with copied medal roll extracts.