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Sold on 24 October 2014

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The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood

Frederick W Rockwood

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№ 153

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24 October 2014

Hammer Price:
£230

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-9 (6152 Pte. W. Taylor,1/Rif. Bde.) note rare ‘Burma 1887-9’ clasp, later style naming, good very fine £200-250

William Taylor was born at Newbury, Berkshire, in 1862, and enlisted for the Rifle Brigade at Winchester on 12 September 1883. He served in India from December 1884 to October 1886, in Burma from October 1886 until March 1889, when he returned to India. He remained there until August 1894, when he returned home, and was discharged in the rank of Sergeant on 9 September 1895. Sold with copy discharge papers.

The rare clasp variety ‘Burma 1887-9’ was officially struck at the Royal Mint, presumably because the original die was no longer usable. The style of naming on the medal suggests that it was issued in the 1890’s and is probably a late or duplicate issue.