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13 October 2021

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№ 82

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13 October 2021

Hammer Price:
£200

Pair: Sergeant A. Downie, 82nd Foot

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (3803 Serjt. A. Downey [sic]. 82nd. Regt.) number, rank, and name unofficially re-engraved; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (3803. Pte. A. Downie, 82nd. Foot) nearly very fine (2) £100-£140

Alexander Downie (also listed as Downey) attested for the 82nd Foot (Prince of Wales’s Volunteers), and served with them in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny, being shown on the medal roll under the name Corporal Alexander Downey as receiving a no clasp medal.