Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Maharajpoor Star 1843 (Private Thomas Slone (sic), H.M. 16th Lancers), fitted with old swivel-suspension bar and silver riveted backplate, and with old riband bar and buckle, very fine

Thomas Stone was born in Clapham, London and enlisted in the 16th Lancers in January 1839, aged 20 years. In his subsequent career of 24 years with the Colours, he served ‘in India from 30 July 1839 to 11 August 1846’ and was present at ‘the action of Maharajpore in Decr. 1843 and at Aliwal and Sobraon in 1846’. Advanced to Corporal in August 1855 and to Sergeant in December 1857, Stone was finally discharged at Sheffield in June 1863, in which year he was also awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal and admitted as an Out-Pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.

Sold with the recipient’s original Account Book, Parchment Certificate of Discharge and Royal Hospital Chelsea Out-Pensioner’s Certificate; together with an old portrait photograph of him in uniform, and one of his wife, and another original Parchment Certificate of Discharge for his son, Private George Stone, dated 3 April 1883.