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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 289

Pair: Sergeant A. Nulty, 81st & 85th Foot

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (2759 Pte. A. Nulty. 81st Foot.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Northwest Frontier (2759. A. Nully. H.M.s. 81st, Regt.), note surname spelling, good very fine (2)

Andrew Nulty was born at Garryowen, Limerick in around 1838 and enlisted underage at Dublin on 23 September 1852, at that time having just turned 14. Having claimed to be a Musician, he was appointed Drum Major on 4 April 1859, being made Sergeant on 10 April 1859. He was tried for drunkeness and reduced to Private on 21 March 1864.

Nulty saw active service in the Indian Mutiny (Medal), when it appears his brother Michael also served in the same unit and on the Indian Northwest Frontier from 21 December 1869-12 September 1870 (Medal & clasp). Having also transferred to the 85th Regiment, Nulty was discharged on 7 May 1877, intending to live around Hyde Park, London. He had been once tried by Court Martial and 5 times entered in the Defaulters Book. By 1881 he was living at 6 Latchmere Road, Battersea but died towards the end of that year; sold together with copied research.

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Sold for
£380

Starting price
£210