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Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 550

Volunteer Force Long Service Medal (India & the Colonies), V.R. (Color-Segt. W. Bury. G. I. P. Ry. Volr. Rifles.), nearly extremely fine

William Bury served as a Colour-Sergeant with the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Volunteer Rifles. Married at Jubblepore in July 1871, he was serving as a Bachelor Guard on the Railway. Promoted Assistant Wharf Superintendent with the Stores Department, Parel, Bombay (Thacker's Indian Directory 1895, refers), Bury was awarded his Medal at Simla on 13 August 1897. He retained his position at Parel until at least 1902; sold with copied research.

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£150

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