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Auction: 23003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 21

(x) Army of India 1799-1825, short hyphen reverse (R. McInnally, 13th Foot.), contact marks and slight edge bruising, nearly very fine

One of 112 medals to this Regiment.

Provenance:
Haywards June 1975.

Richard McInnally had his right hand amputated following the savage fighting in Burma. The 13th Foot formed part of General Campbell's army taking Rangoon and seeing heavy combat in Arakan. McInnally was doubtless invalided after his injury but was lucky to survive and is later listed as an outpensioner of the Royal Hospital Chelsea; sold together with copied research including medal rolls and R.H.C. accounts.

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Sold for
£1,100

Starting price
£600