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№ 675

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18 September 2009

Hammer Price:
£1,400

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (Lieut. F. B. Lucas, 2nd Bn. 8th N.I.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruises, otherwise extremely fine £800-1000

Unique clasp to the 8th Madras Native Infantry.

Francis Blaney Lucas joined the Madras Establishment in 1819. He was later Lieutenant-Colonel in the 17th Native Infantry.