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Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter

Roy Painter

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№ 10

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23 March 2022

Hammer Price:
£650

Pair: Major-General A. A. Munro, Bengal Infantry

Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Ensign A. A. Munro, 50th Bengal N.I.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (Captn. A. A. Munro.) toned, good very fine (2) £500-£700

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Andrew Aldcorn Munro was appointed Ensign in the 50th Bengal Infantry on 5 May 1846; Lieutenant, 22 October 1849; Captain, 8 March 1860; Major, 6 May 1866; Lieutenant-Colonel, 5 May 1872; Colonel, 5 May 1877; Major-General, 9 November 1881. Major-General Munro served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49 (Medal). Also in the Sonthal campaign of 1855-56. Served in the Umbeyla campaign of 1863 with the Euzofzaie Field Force under Brigadier-General Chamberlain (Medal with Clasp).