PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT

36mm wide circular silver medal with ornate scrolled swivel ribbon suspension bar with GOOJERAT & CHILIANWALA (see below for clasp entitlement) clasps; the face with the crowned head of Queen Victoria facing left, circumscribed VICTORIA REGINA and signed W. For William Wyon, R. Attributed on the edge in large impressed fashion to DRUM R W. M c Cullough, 29 TH FOOT. Medal comes with confirmation roll paperwork, showing 1698 Drummer McCullough served with the 29th Regiment of Foot (Worcestershire Regiment) during the Punjab Campaign and was invalided back to England on the 22nd August 1849, most likely due to disease, as many of these casualties were linked to. Rare to find a medal to a Regimental Drummer. The Punjab Medal was a campaign medal approved in 1849, for issue to officers and men of the British Army and Honourable East India Company who served in the Punjab campaign of 1848-49 operations which ended in the British annexation of the Punjab. The medal was approved on 2 April 1849, authourised for all who served in the Punjab between 7 September 1848 and 14 March 1849. Chilianwala: 13 January 1849. Awarded to troops under the command of Lord Gough who engaged with the Sikh army of Sher Singh and Lal Singh near Chilianwala. Goojerat: 21 February 1849. Awarded to troops under the command of Lord Gough who defeated the Sikh army of Sher Singh at Gujerat. We list militaria and coins weekly. We provide quality mounted medals, badges and historical research. We can mount your miniature or full size medals, ribbon bars or supply replacement ribbons or badges. We can also conduct military research on your behalf and value cherished objects with a current market or insured value. 2/135 Russell St, Morley, WA. We run two specialist military auctions per year. Items are accurately described & photographed. Additional costs for this standard service will be added for this service based on publicly available Australia Post rates. Please note, these items are located and will be posted from Australia. We appreciate fair feedback from you once you receive the item. We aim to give you, the customer our best customer service. The item “PRE WW1 BRITISH ARMY PUNJAB 1848 MEDAL DRUMMER McCULLOUGH 29TH FOOT GOOJERAT” is in sale since Monday, September 11, 2017. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1914 – 1918 (WWI)”. The seller is “jb_military_antiques_14″ and is located in 2/135 Russell St, Morley, Perth, WA. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Authenticity: Original
  • Country: england
  • Campaign: CRIMEAN WAR
  • Product Type: Medals
  • Era: 1800s