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Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Bhurtpoor (J. Griffin, 59th Foot.) short hyphen reverse,...
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Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Two men named James Griffin appear in the WO 97 series covering service in India at the time of the siege of Bhurtpoor:
1. born Coventry, Warwickshire; enlisted Chatham, Kent, 1 March 1819, aged 18; conduct good, wounded in the leg at the storming of Bhurtpoor in 1826, amputated right leg; discharged 29 May 1827 and died as in-pensioner at Chelsea on 1 October 1884.
2. born Westbourne, Sussex; attested Portsmouth 30 June 1824, aged 15, under-age until 28 June 1827, appointed Drummer in November 1826; served East Indies from October 1825 to June 1829; discharged Templemore 13 October 1848, conduct that of a bad soldier, date of death unknown; considerably long list of convictions, mostly for habitual drunkenness, attached to his discharge papers; date of death unknown.
Sold with copied discharge papers for both men.
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Provenance: From the Collection of Richard P. Taylor.
Two men named James Griffin appear in the WO 97 series covering service in India at the time of the siege of Bhurtpoor:
1. born Coventry, Warwickshire; enlisted Chatham, Kent, 1 March 1819, aged 18; conduct good, wounded in the leg at the storming of Bhurtpoor in 1826, amputated right leg; discharged 29 May 1827 and died as in-pensioner at Chelsea on 1 October 1884.
2. born Westbourne, Sussex; attested Portsmouth 30 June 1824, aged 15, under-age until 28 June 1827, appointed Drummer in November 1826; served East Indies from October 1825 to June 1829; discharged Templemore 13 October 1848, conduct that of a bad soldier, date of death unknown; considerably long list of convictions, mostly for habitual drunkenness, attached to his discharge papers; date of death unknown.
Sold with copied discharge papers for both men.
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