Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (2) (3463 Mastr.-Gunner G. Cornish Coast Bde. R.A.; 8535. By. Sgt. Maj: M. Hogben. 3/Bde Sco: Div: R.A.) minor edge bruising, nearly very fine (2) £80-£100

George Cornish attested for the Royal Artillery on 26 December 1851. His Army Service Record notes: ‘Medal for Crimea, clasp Inkermann & Sebastopol, Turkish War Medal and Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct.’ Discharged medically unfit for further service at Lewes, Sussex, 31 January 1878, the doctor’s report confirms disease to the bone of his right leg.

Matthew Hogben was born in Whitstable, Kent, in 1853, and attested for the Royal Artillery on 22 November 1870. He served two overseas postings to India and married his wife at Leith Fort on 26 November 1877.