Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Sergeant John Tointon, 1st Battalion, 60th Rifles

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (J. Tointon, 1st Bn. 60th Rifles); Canada General Service 1866-70, 1 clasp, Red River 1870 (3135 Sgt. J. Tointon, 1/60 K.O.R.) officially engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (3135 Sergt. John Tointon, 1st Bn. 60th Rifles) impressed naming, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine or better and a very rare group (3) £1400-1800

Only 174 Red River clasps were issued to British units, including 121 to the 1/60th Rifles. Sergeant Tointon is fully confirmed on the relevant rolls.