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Auction: 20002 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Space Exploration
Lot: 66

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Delhi (Sepoy Bhagiram Gurung Corps of Guides.), naming officially engraved in fine running script, light contact marks, otherwise better than very fine and scarce

A member of the short-lived Gurkha (Magar/Gurung) 'E' Company of the Corps of Guides. This élite corps is famous for its forced march from their depot at Mardan to join the forces on Delhi Ridge, a distance of of 600 miles covered in 3 weeks at the hottest time of the year. On the first day of its arrival at Delhi the majority of its officers became casualties.

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Sold for
£950

Starting price
£400