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Auction: 25002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 30

Four: Private A. Holmes, 71st Highland Light Infantry

Crimea 1854-56, 1 clasp, Sebastopol (A. Holmes, 71st Regt.), officially impressed naming; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Andrew Holmes, 71st Highlanders Lt. Iy.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (3581 A. Holmes. H.Ms. 71st Regt.); Turkish Crimea 1855, Sardinian issue (No. 3581 Andrew Holmes 71 Hd. Lt. Infy.), fitted with Crimea suspension, edge bruising and light contact marks, otherwise generally very fine (4)

Andrew Holmes was born in the Parish of Barony, Glasgow, where he attested for the 71st Regiment in February 1853, aged 18 years. He subsequently served with the Colours for 21 years but was not entitled to the L.S. & G.C. Medal, having had his name entered in the regimental defaulter's book on 36 occasions, in addition to once being tried by Court Martial. Active service aside, he also served in Canada and the Mediterranean and he was discharged in June 1874; sold with copied discharge papers.

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Sold for
£750

Starting price
£550