Orders, Decorations and Medals

An I.G.S., Indian Mutiny pair to Major Graham Taylor, 53rd Regiment

INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Lieut., H.M.'s 53rd Regt.); INDIAN MUTINY 1857-58, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Lieut., 53rd Regt.) both medals fitted with silver ribbon buckles, good very fine, toned and scarce (2)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Medals to the Shropshire Light Infantry.

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Major Graham Taylor served with the 53rd Regiment in the campaign of 1851-52 against the hill tribes on the Peshawur Frontier (Medal with clasp); and in the Indian campaign of 1857-58, including the actions of Chutra, Gopalgunge, Khodagunge, and the entry into Futtehghur, affair of Shumshabad, storm and capture of Meangunge, siege and capture of Lucknow (medal with clasp and mentioned in despatches). He was promoted Captain in the 49th Regiment, 6th August, 1858 and Brevet Major, 5th July, 1872.