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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 19

(x) India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, North West Frontier, Bhootan (595 Corpl. W. Craig, Bengal Saprs. & Miners), light scratches overall, very fine and scarce

William Craig was born at Thomastown, Dublin circa 1839. He attested for the Bengal Army in Dublin on 24 June 1859, giving his civilian trade as 'Cabinet Maker'. He landed in India on 29 October 1860 and was posted to the Bengal Sappers and Miners, seeing active service with this corps during the 1864-66 Bhootan campaign and on the North-West Frontier. His two-clasp India General Service Medal is scarce to a European 'other ranker'. He went on to serve with the 1st Battalion, 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment during the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, and was entitled to an Afghan War Medal (WO 100/52). He was discharged after 21 years and 99 days with the Colours; sold with copied research.

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£320