Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (P. Austin, 32nd. L.I.) good very fine £1,400-£1,800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals - The Property of a Gentleman.

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Patrick Austin was an original defender of the garrison at Lucknow, and is listed on the roll as ‘Killed 25 July 1857’. Interestingly, The Defence of Lucknow: A Diary by a Staff Officer [Captain Thomas Fourness Wilson] notes two men killed that day:

‘Two men of the 32nd were shot this morning by the enemy’s sharpshooters.’