Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army of India 1799-1826, 3 clasps, Allighur, Laswarree, Capture of Deig (G. Hunter, 29th Lt. Dragns.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, edge bruising and contact marks, very small dent to lower border of top clasp, otherwise very fine and rare £10,000-£12,000

Provenance: J. B. Hayward & Son, July 1974; Dix Noonan Webb, March 2008.

Only 14 medals issued to this regiment, and only 8 issued with this combination of clasps - 6 to the 29th Light Dragoons including one officer, and 2 to H.E.I.C. recipients. Approximately 66 clasps for Allighur, 100 clasps for Laswarree, and 103 clasps for the Capture of Deig were issued to European recipients.

George Hunter was born in the Parish of Rescobie, Forfar, and enlisted into the 29th Light Dragoons (re-designated 25th Light Dragoons in 1802) at London on 15 July 1801, aged 17 years, for unlimited service. He served for 17 years 125 days after the age of eighteen, including 16 years 286 days in the East Indies, and was discharged at Arcot cantonment, India on 16 November 1818, in consequence of being ‘worn out from length of service and injury of loins from Field Service.’ Invalided to England, he received his final discharge on 4 July 1820. Sold with copied discharge papers.