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Auction: 336 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 1369

Great Britain. Indian Mutiny, 1857-1858. No clasp (BENJN ELLIOTT, 9TH LANCERS). Private Benjamin Elliott, born in Chelsea, enlisted in the 9th Lancers, at the age of 19, on March 1, 1844. He served in the Sutlej, Punjab and Oudh campaigns, and was present at the Battles of Sobraon, Chilianwalla, Gujarat, and the passage of the Chenab. Elliott served for 16 years, 14 ½ of which in Bengal and the East Indies, and was honorably discharged at Aldershot, Nov. 9, 1860. On ribbon. Slightly mottled. Good Very Fine. Includes copy of his discharge papers.

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