Campaign Groups and Pairs 71
Pair: Sergeant Silvester Parlon, 22nd Foot
Meeanee Hyderabad 1843 (Silvester Parlon, 22nd Regt.) fitted with contemporary silver clip and silver bar suspension; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (1213. Sergt, S, Parlon,
H.Ms. 1st Bn. 22nd Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, the first good fine, the second very fine (2)
£800-£1,000
Silverster Parlon was born at Birr, King’s County, Ireland, and attested for the 22nd Foot at Parsonstown on 3 April 1838, aged 18. He served abroad in the East Indies for 14 years 2 months and ‘served the campaign in Scinde in 1842 & 1843, present at the battles of Meeanee & Hyderabad; served with the force employed against the Afridis in the Boree Valley under Brigadier S. B. Boileau in November 1853.’ He was granted the L.S. & G.C. with Gratuity of £15 on 3 March 1857, and was discharged on 10 May 1859. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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Pair: Private J. Mordecai, 1st Battalion, 60th Royal Rifles, late 43rd Light Infantry
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Mooltan, Goojerat (J. Mordecai, 1st Bn. 60th R. Rifles.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (2397, J. Mordecai,
H.Ms. 1st Bn. 60th Regt.) nearly very fine or better (2)
£400-£500
John Mordecai was born in the Parish of Barnwell, near Cambridge, and attested for the 43rd Light Infantry at Cambridge on 8 September 1842, aged 17. He volunteered to join the 1st Battalion, 60th Regiment on 1 July 1844, was appointed Bugler on 1 July 1852 but reverted to duty as Private on 24 August 1854. He was ‘Present at the Siege and Capture of Mooltan 27 December 1848 to 23 January 1849; served in the campaign of the Punjab in 1849 including the battle of Gujerat, the surrender of the Rajah Shere Singh and Sikh Army, the occupation of Attock and Peshawur and the expulsion of the Ameer Dost Mahomed beyond the Khyber Pass. Medal conferred for services in the Punjab Campaign of 1848/49 and one Bar for the Capture of Mooltan and one Bar for the Battle of Goojerat. Served with the expedition to Kohat from 9 to 14 February 1850.’ John Mordecai was discharged on 21 August 1855. Sold with copied discharge papers.
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Three: Colour-Sergeant George Alexander, 24th Foot
Punjab 1848-49, 2 clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (G. Alexander, 24th Foot.); Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (...jt. G, Alexander. 1st Batn. 24th Regt.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, V.R. (C. Sgt, G. Alexander. 24/Foot) the first two with heavy edge bruising and contact marks with minor loss to naming, good fine, the last nearly extremely fine (3)
£800-£1,000 M.S.M. awarded 13 January 1897, with £10 Annuity.
George Alexander was born in the Parish of Fitcham, Dorking, Surrey, and attested for the 24th Foot at Westminster on 18 September 1844, aged 17 years 10 months. He served in the East Indies for 14 years 10 months, and was present at the battles of Chilianwala and Goojerat, and served at Jhelum in the Indian Mutiny. He was discharged as a Colour-Sergeant on 19 December 1865, was awarded the M.S.M. in January 1897, and died on 20 February 1899. His discharge papers note that he ‘is entitled to the silver medal for long service and good conduct’, but this is not on any roll and does not appear to have been awarded. Sold with copied discharge papers and other research.
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