Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

13th Foot Medal of Merit, for 7 Years Good Conduct, 40mm., chased hollow silver medal (Wm. Airey, Serjt. Major, XIII P.A.L.I.), reverse plain, with hinged silver straight bar suspension, edge bruising, very fine £200-250

Medal ex Whittaker; referred to in Balmer, ref. R.214d.

Sergeant-Major William Airey and 14 men of the 13th Foot was killed in action in the attack on the Julgar Forts, during the First Afghan War, 3 October 1840 (ref. Everett).