Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Gunr. Geo. Porter, 3rd Tp. H. Bde.Bombay Arty.) contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £250-300

George Porter, a native of Culham, Oxford, enlisted for the Bombay Artillery at London on 31 August 1840, for unlimited service. He was discharged at Bombay on 14 May 1860, aged 39 years 9 months, with a pension of one shilling a day in Europe. Sold with copied medal roll and discharge papers.

3rd Troop Bombay Horse Artillery served in the Persian War of 1856-57 as part of the 1st Division, under Major-General Stalker. It took part in the landing at Hallila Bay and storming of Reshire, 9 December 1856, and the capture of Bushire, 10 December. Under Sir John Outram, it marched on the entrenched position of Borazgoon, 3-6 February, a distance of 46 miles covered in 41 hours in bad weather, and took part in the action at Khooshab on 8 February. Accompanied the force by sea to the mouth of the Shatt-al-Arab and took part in the capture of Mohammerah on 26 March.

3rd Troop marched from Karachi on 14 December 1857, via Hyderabad and Rohri, and across the desert to Nasirabad, where it joined the Rajputana Field Force, under Major-General Roberts. The troop was present at the capture of Kotah, 30 March 1858, and pursuit of the garrison (2 guns); expedition to Pardowa, 6 May; recapture of Chanderi, 27 May. With the Central India Field Force, under Brigadier-General Smith, it fought the action at Kotah ki Serai, 17 June; the siege and capture of Gwalior, 18-20 June; capture of Paori, 21 August; pursuit of Man Singh, action at Bijapore (2 guns); pursuit of Tantia Topi, and actions at Sindwano (4 guns), 19 October; Kuraie, 25 October; and Koondraiee, 14 November. Commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel E. S. Blake, the Troop marched 2,626 miles between 14 December 1857 and 21 May 1859, when it returned to Nasirabad.