Auction Catalogue

6 July 2004

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 70

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£480

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (J. B. Crowther, 1st Officer “Hugh Lindsay”) very fine and very rare £200-250

Douglas-Morris states that the steam vessel Hugh Lindsay and the iron vessel Medusa, both Indian Marine ships, between them received 41 medals for Pegu to European recipients and 43 to natives. Neither ship was represented in his collection for this campaign.