Special Collections

Sold on 4 July 2001

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The Collection of Medals to Artillery Units formed by Lt-Col. A.M. Macfarlane

Lt-Col. A.M. Macfarlane, RA (Retd)

Lot

№ 129

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£220

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Persia (Gunner J. Newsham, Artillery) edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine £80-100

John Newsham was born at Lancaster in 1834, and enlisted at Manchester in August 1854. He served in Persia with 3 Troop, Bombay Horse Artillery, and also in Central India during the Indian Mutiny.