Meeanee Hyderabad 1843 (Drumr. John Long, 22nd. Regt.) officially engraved naming, fitted with a contemporary silver clip and straight bar suspension, heavy edge bruising, very fine £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals - The Property of a Gentleman.

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John Long was born near Dublin in April 1813 and attested at Manchester for the 22nd (Cheshire) Regiment of Foot on 23 April 1832. A shoemaker by trade, he initially served over a year as Private before being appointed Drummer on 1 October 1833. Repeatedly raised and disrated, his Army Service Record notes that he went absent without leave from 31 May 1839 to 24 June 1839; recorded prisoner from 25 June, he was Regimentally Court Martialled and spent six weeks in the cells.

Restored to Private, Long repeated his actions in 1840 and was incarcerated again; released 28 April 1840, he once more deserted on 4 May 1840 for three weeks. Released and restored to Private on 27 August 1840, Long was raised Drummer on 1 July 1841 and sent to India with his Regiment during the Scinde Campaign. Present at the Battles of Meeanee and Hyderabad, he further served in the Campaign in Southern Mahratta from 1844-45. Four years later - on 13 June 1849 - Long appeared before a Garrison Court Martial for habitual drunkenness, but was released in the rank of Drummer on the following 27 July. This was his last collision with authority and his service remained ‘good’ until discharge at Rawul Pindi on 27 September 1852. Returned to military hospital at Chatham, his medical records note chronic rheumatism and general deterioration.

Sold with copied service record.