Orders, Decorations and Medals

Piper William Brodie, 71st Highland Light Infantry

India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, Umbeyla (2746 Piper W. Brodie, H.Ms. 71st Regt.) good very fine and scarce rank £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of India General Service Medals 1854-95.

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William Brodie was born at Tolbooth, near Edinburgh, and attested there for the 71st Regiment on 18 November 1847. He served during the Indian Mutiny in the campaign in Central India, and in the Umbeyla campaign of 1863. He was discharged on 20 December 1865, and died on 1 December 1897, aged 67. Sold with copy discharge papers.