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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 524

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (1069 Tp. Sergt. Major Wm. Coast. 7th Dragoon Gds.), extremely fine

William Coast was born at Brompton, Kent. He attested for the 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards at Brighton on 17 November 1848, receiving Good Conduct Pay on 4 April 1854. Promoted Corporal on 1 April 1857, the regiment later that year embarked the screw steamer Southampton, bound for India at strength of 23 officers and 473 men, split over nine Troops. The men had just been issued with the American-made breech-loading Sharpes carbine. Reaching India in January 1858 they were based at Lahore for the rest of the Indian Mutiny. Coast advanced to Troop Sergeant-Major on 1 February 1861, receiving five Good Conduct badges in addition to his L.S. & G.C. Medal. Coast was discharged with hepatitis at Maidstone on 15 June 1871, having served 22 years and 211 days. In retirement he lived at 44 Upper Britain Street, New Brompton; sold with copied service papers.

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