Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (J. Connor, 90th Lt. Infy.) first letter of surname neatly corrected (engraved), nearly extremely fine £700-£900

Dix Noonan Webb, December 1999.

James Connor was born in Limerick in 1837 and attested for the 48th Regiment at Westminster on 19 June 1855. Transferring to the 90th Regiment in March 1857, he served during the Great Sepoy Mutiny as part of Havelock’s Relief Force and was disabled by gunshot wounds in the left knee at Alum Bagh, Lucknow, on 26 September 1857. As a consequence of his wounds, he was discharged as unfit for further service at Canterbury on 6 July 1858.

Sold with copied discharge papers.