India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3249: Drivr. C. R. Hunt “R” By R.H.A.) number officially corrected, good very fine £70-£90

Cecil Robert Hunt, a groom and gardener, was born in Winchester in 1871 and attested for the Royal Artillery on 31 December 1889. Posted as Driver to “F” Battery, Royal Horse Artillery on 1 February 1895, he served in India from 17 September 1895 to 20 April 1898 and is confirmed on the roll as entitled to Medal and clasp. Invalided home to England in April 1898, his Army Service Record notes: ‘Killed accidentally at Blandford Camp 30/8/98’; his death occurred during manoeuvres and a commemorative headstone was later erected by his comrades and officers of the Regiment.

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