Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ali Musjid (Lieut: E. A. H. Webb. 1/17th Regt.) very fine and better £260-£300

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

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Edward Arthur Howard Webb was appointed 2nd Lieutenant inn the 17th Foot on 13 February 1866; Lieutenant, 5 January 1870. He served with the 1st Battalion 17th Foot in the Afghan war in 1878-79 with the Peshawur Valley Field Force, and was present at the attack and capture of Ali Musjid and with the second expedition into the Bazar Valley Medal with Clasp). He was appointed Captain & Paymaster in the Army Pay Department on 10 June 1881, and promoted to Hon. Major on 10 June 1886.