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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 18

Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Goojerat, Chilianwala (Qr. Mr. Michl. Wall, 61st Foot.), claw reattached, suspension slack, minor contact wear, very fine

Michael Wall was commissioned Ensign on 6 November 1840 with the 17th (Leicestershire) Regiment of Foot, and was later appointed Quartermaster of the 61st (South Gloucestershire) Regiment on 16 February 1841. During the Second Anglo-Sikh War he was present for the passage of the Cheneb, the fighting at Saddalupar, at Chilianwala - where the 61st were very heavily engaged - and Goojerat. Quartermaster Wall was later part of the force which pursued the defeated Sikhs towards the Khyber Pass in March of 1849. He retired on half-pay on 6 May 1856.

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Sold for
£700

Starting price
£190