Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Morgan Williams, 1st Bn. 23rd R.W. Fusrs.) edge bruising and contact marls, nearly very fine £460-£550

Morgan Williams was born at Llanduke, Neath, Glamorgan and attested for service in the 23rd Regiment of Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Merthyr Tydfil on 30 April 1942 at the age of 21, being allotted service number 2158. He served for over twenty years, of which 12 years were spent overseas in America, the West Indies, Turkey, the Crimea and the East Indies. During the course of his service he was entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book thirty times and was tried four times by Court Martial, yet despite this record by the time of his discharge he was in possession of two Good Conduct Badges and his conduct was stated as ‘Good’. He was discharged from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, ‘having been found unfit for further service’, as a consequence of chronic rheumatism as a result of long service and general debility on 23 June 1863. His intended place of residence being Castletown, Isle of Man. He was in possession of the medal for the Crimea with two clasps, the Turkish Medal and the Indian Mutiny Medal with two clasps.

Sold with copied service papers.