Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Geo. Souter, 93rd. Highlanders) minor scratches to obverse, otherwise good very fine £300-£400

George Souter attested at Dundee for the Royal Highlanders around 1854, spending his early years of service at the Battalion Depot on the north bank of the River Tay. Sent to India for service during the Mutiny, his Regiment landed at Calcutta in September 1857 and was soon engaged in the storming and capture of the walled garden fortification of Sikander Bagh; six Victoria Crosses were awarded to the Highlanders for this action. The men went on to fight at the Second Battle of Cawnpore and the storming and capture of Kaiser Bagh in March 1858. Further skirmishes followed at Russulpore, the Highlanders later taking part in the Relief of Lucknow and the Capture of Bareilly in May 1858.

Posted to Sealkote from April to June 1865, Souter is recorded as being sent to England on 8 April 1866.