Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7, bronze issue (Jhorawallah (sic) Chinah, 2d Mad. Lcrs.) edge bruising, very fine £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the collection of Angela and the late Douglas Bertram.

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Jharowallah was a term used in the Madras Army to describe a sweeper, jharo being a ‘broom’ in Hindi / Hindustani.