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23 March 2022

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№ 407

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23 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£160

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Reuben Crossman, 35th. Regt.) heavy edge bruising, polished and worn, retaining rod loose, therefore good fine £140-£180

Reuben Crossman was born in Wells, Somerset, in 1835 and attested for the 35th Regiment of Foot on 28 October 1853. He served with the Regiment in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, before transferring to the Bengal Artillery on 1 February 1860. Transferring to the Royal Artillery on 10 April 1861, he was promoted Corporal on 12 October 1864, and Sergeant on 20 September 1877. Awarded a Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, he was discharged on 19 September 1878, after 24 years and 327 days’ service, of which 10 years and 10 months had been spent soldiering in India.

Sold with copied service record.