China 1842, 2 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860 (*** George Welsh, H.M.S. Hyacinth. ****) original suspension replaced with the 2nd China War suspension to accommodate the additional clasps (to which the recipient is not entitled), edge bruise, very fine

The recipient’s participation in the Second China War is unconfirmed, and he does not appear on the latest published transcript of the Medal roll. As the recipient of a First China War Medal, the recipient would additionally have been entitled to the ‘China 1842’ clasp had he also served in the Second China War.