Auction Catalogue

23 September 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

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

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Lot

№ 49

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23 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£1,600

The Punjab campaign medal to Private David Evans, 14th Light Dragoons, one of only four men of the regiment to be killed at Chilianwala

Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Chilianwala (David Evans, 14th Lt. Dragns.) brilliant extremely fine £1500-2000

David Evans was born at Newton, Montgomeryshire, and enlisted in H.M’s 14th Light Dragoons on 7 April 1841, just before the regiment embarked for India. He was one of four men of his regiment to be killed in action at Chilianwala on 13 January 1849, viz Lieutenant A. J. Cureton, and Privates George Atkins, David Evans and George Tookey.

Ref: WO 25/3251.