Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private T. Farmer, 4th Light Dragoons

Ghuznee 1839 (Thomas Farmer, 4th. Q.O. Light Dragoons.) contemporarily engraved in upright serif capitals around edge, some letters subsequently re-touched, and fitted with a contemporary silver swivel straight bar suspension, light traces of solder to suspension bar, this having been repaired at some point Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 2nd issue, large letter reverse (Thomas Farmer. 4th Q.O. Light Dragoons) engraved naming, fitted with a contemporary silver swivel straight bar suspension, edge bruising and contact marks, generally very fine (2) £700-£900

Thomas Farmer was born in Oxford in 1806 and attested for the 4th Light Dragoons in London on 2 September 1825. He was discharged in consequence of medical disability on 24 June 1850, after 24 years and 298 days’ service, of which 14 years were spent soldiering in India, where he served in the campaign in the Scinde and Afghanistan in 1839. At the time of his discharge he was in possession of six Good Conduct badges.

Sold with copied discharge papers.