Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (69 Pte. J. W. Clarke. 63rd Foot) suspension slack, polished, contact marks, good fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Robert Barltrop Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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Joseph William Clarke was born at Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, in 1841 and attested for the 63rd Regiment at Derby in 1857. He served in Ireland, Canada, and Scotland, before in 1870 his regiment embarked at Cork, sailing for India via Alexandria. Whilst in India he was stationed at Hazarabagh, Jhansi and at Gwalior, and was awarded the Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1876. He returned to Netley Hospital in the U.K. and was discharged from the Army on 10 June 1879 ‘on completion of his second period of engagement’.

Sold with copied service papers and other research.