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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 77

The India General Service Medal awarded to Corporal F. Baker, Dorsetshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Dargai in October 1897

India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3761. Corpl F. Baker. 1st Bn Dorset. Regt), slightly slack suspension, very fine

Frederick Baker was born in Radipole, Dorset and worked as an apprentice in a printing office before he enlisted into the 1st Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. The regiment served out in India for 13 years, fighting in the Tirah campaign of 1897 on the North West Frontier. Baker was killed in action at the Battle of Dargai on the 20 October 1897, alongside a further 10 men killed and 39 wounded. He is firstly commemorated on the Dorset Regiment Memorial to those who died on the North West Frontier (at Borough Gardens, Dorchester) and is further commemorated at Sherborne Abbey Church, Dorset; sold with copied research.

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Estimate
£500 to £700

Starting price
£400