Comes with copy Service papers, medal roll & discharge book. Was born in 1822 at Ratoath, Ashbourn, Meath, Ireland. He enlisted on the 1/1/1866 with the 9. Regiment of Foot and served with them for his entire 21 years service. He was 24-year-old at the time, illiterate & working as a labourer. Served Home: 1/1/1866 2/4/66. East Indies 23/10/74 27/1/87. Field service Afghanistan & Kabul. For absence and drunkenness. Discharged Gosport termination of enlistment. Service papers show a long list of garrison postings through his service in England, Japan, India & Afghanistan. Royal Norfolk Regiment: In 1866 it landed at Yokohama, Japan as part of the British garrison stationed there in protection of British commercial and diplomatic interests in the recently opened treaty port. The regiment saw action at Kabul in 1879 during the Second Anglo-Afghan War. The regiment became The Norfolk Regiment on 1 July 1881. 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 AFGHANISTAN MEDAL WITH CLASP KABUL PTE LYNCH 9th REGIMENT” is in sale since Friday, October 30, 2020. 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.
- Modified Item: No
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Country: Britain
- Product Type: Medals
- Era: 1800s