Pair: Private T. McComb, 16th Lancers, late 1st and 7th Dragoon Guards

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Thomas McCoomb, 1st Dragn. Gds.), note surname spelling; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (883 Pte. T. McComb, 16th Lancers), the first with crudely refixed suspension claw and two scratches over ‘b’ of ‘McCoomb’, and contact wear, good fine, the second nearer very fine (2) £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Kieran Collection.

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Thomas McComb originally enlisted in the 7th Dragoon Guards in Glasgow in February 1856, but transferred to the 1st Dragoon Guards in July 1856, with whom he was present in the Taku Forts and Pekin operations in 1860 (Medal & clasps confirmed on Asplin’s published roll). He transferred once more in October 1865, this time to the 16th Lancers, with whom he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. Medal.