Orders, Decorations and Medals

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (1588 Pte. J. Spires, 1/3rd Foot) minor contact marks and edge bruising, good very fine £220-260

James Spires was born in Ashton-under-Hill, Gloucestershire. A Labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the 94th Regiment at Wolverhampton on 10 November 1858, aged 23 years, 6 months. He transferred to the 1st Battalion 3rd Regiment in September 1867 and served over 18 years in the East Indies. Spires was discharged on 8 February 1879, having been found unfit for further service - general debility due to exposure to the Indian climate stated as the cause. His intended place of residence was 25 Waterloo Terrace, Droitwich, Worcestershire. With copied service papers.