Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel W. Metcalf, Indian Army

Cabul 1842, with slide-on silver-gilt clasp ‘Cabul’ (Ensign W. Metcalf, 35th Reg. Light Infantry, 16 Sept. 1842), contemporary cross-hatched engraved naming, old silver clip and hinged-bar suspension and upper silver brooch-pin for wearing; Maharajpoor Star 1843, with slide-on silver-gilt ‘Maharajpoor’ clasp (Ensign W. Metcalf, 35th Reg. Light Infantry), the reverse with adapted backstraps and brooch-pin device, partially covering naming details, with silver-gilt swivel-ring and bar suspension attached to same, and upper silver-gilt brooch-pin for wearing, contact marks and edge bruising, otherwise nearly very fine or better (2) £1200-1400

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

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William Metcalf, who was born in Marylebone, London in May 1820, was appointed an Ensign in the Bengal Army in August 1840, shortly thereafter joining the 35th Native Infantry.

Quickly seeing action in Afghanistan, he was present in the actions leading to the storming of the Khyber Pass in April 1842, and, in September, at the re-occupation of Cabul, the action in Jugdulluck Pass, the skirmishing at Khoord Cabul Pass and the general engagement at Tazeen (Medal). He subsequently served as Officiating Sub. Assistant Commissary General in the Army of Gwalior and was present at Maharajpoor in December 1843 (Star).

Metcalf saw no further action, was appointed to the Bengal Staff Corps in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in September 1866, and was placed on the Retired List in January 1869; sold with copied service record.