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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (3979 T. Johnson H.M.’s 54th Regt.) a slightly later issue, suspension claw tightened, very fine £140-180
Thomas Johnson attested for the 54th Regiment at the Tower of London, in August 1855. The Regiment were transported to India in September 1857. The three vessels tasked with the voyage were the City of Manchester, Lady Jocelyn and the Sarah Sands. Unlike the disaster that befell the Sarah Sands, Johnson arrived safely in the Lady Jocelyn.
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