Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, North West Frontier, Bhootan (Lieut. J A Armstrong, Royal. Engrs.) nearly extremely fine £400-£500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter.

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John Arthur Armstrong was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Bengal Engineers on 11 June 1858; 1st Lieutenant, 8 June 1860; Captain, 23 July 1874; Major, 1 July 1881. He served in the Bhootan campaign of 1864-65 as Assistant Field Engineer. Served with the Hazara Field Force as Assistant Field Engineer throughout the operations of 1868; had charge of the Field Telegraph and was mentioned in General Wilde’s despatch for having rapidly constructed the Telegraph Line.