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Auction: 5012 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 285

Indian Mutiny 1857-58, no clasp (Ensn. J.J. Blair........), initials corrected, regimental details officially erased, claw tightened, minor edge bruising, good very fine Estimate £ 200-250Lieutenant James Jenkins Blair; Ensign 31st Bengal Native Infantry, 1856; served with the Meerut Volunteer Cavalry, in the Delhi and Meerut districts, June - August 1857; served with the 7th Punjab Infantry in Brigadier Seaton´s Column November 1857 - February 1858; present at the actions of Gungeeree 14.12.1857; Putualu 17.12.1857; Mynpoorie 27.12.1857 and Bowgong 7.4.1858; Lieutenant 1858; served in Mayne´s Horse with General Michel´s Force in pursuit of Tantia Topee and the Rao Sahib, September - November 1858; present at the affair at Koorai (25.10.1858); served in Seronge jungles and on the Saugor Frontier with General Napier´s, Colonel Riche´s, and Captain Roome´s Flying Columns, January - September 1859; present at the affairs of Richwa 16.5.1859; Goonapoorie 23.6.1859; Mentioned in a Despatch by Captain F. Roome, Commanding Basoda Field Force, 24.6.1859.

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