Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (J. Cantle, 1st Bn. 13th Lt. Infy.) polished, suspension claw re-affixed, fine £80-£100

John Cantle, a labourer from Bath, was born in 1837. He attested under age in December 1854 into the 13th Foot and served in India in 1858 during the Great Sepoy Mutiny. A habitual drunk, he appeared in the Regimental Defaulters book 31 times, and appeared once before a court martial. He was discharged at Natal in May 1876 and granted a pension two months later.

Sold with copied service papers.