Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Defence of Jellalabad 1842, Mural Crown (*E. Murphy. No. 197. 13th or P.A.L.I.*) regimentally engraved naming, fitted with contemporary replacement silver straight bar suspension, contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine £600-£800

Edward Murphy was a labourer from Carlow who enlisted on 4 January 1821, as Private No. 197. He was present during the operations in Burma (Ava) and is also entitled to the medals for Ghuznee 1839, and Cabul 1842. He arrived back in England on 2 July 1844, and was Out-pensioned on 17 August 1844, at the rate of 1s per diem.