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Pair: Major W. J. Stanley, Rifle Brigade Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Qr. Mr. W....
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Pair: Major W. J. Stanley, Rifle Brigade Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Qr. Mr. W. J. Stanley, 2nd. Bn. Rifle Bde. 1873-4.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (Serjeant. W. J. Stanley. 2nd. Battn. Rifle Brigade) contemporarily re-impressed naming, plugged and fitted with an Indian Mutiny style suspension, very fine (2) £400-£500 --- William J. Stanley attested for the Rifle Brigade and ‘served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 with the 2nd Battalion, including the battles of the Alma and Inkermann, and the siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with three clasps, and Turkish Medal). He also served during the suppression of the Indian Mutiny in 1857-59, including the siege and capture of Lucknow; the affairs of Koorse, Barree, and Nuggur; the action at Nawabgunge; the passage of the Goomtee and the occupation of Sultanpore; the fall of Amethee; the affair of Churdar; the capture of the Fort Medjedia; and the affairs of Bankee and Sidkaghat (Medal with clasp). He served also in the second phase of the Ashantee War from November 1873, and was in charge of the whole of the Regimental Transport during a portion of the march (Medal with clasp). He also has the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct.’ (Army List refers). Stanley was appointed Quartermaster on 20 October 1865, and retired with the rank of Honorary Major on 14 September 1881.
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Pair: Major W. J. Stanley, Rifle Brigade Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (Qr. Mr. W. J. Stanley, 2nd. Bn. Rifle Bde. 1873-4.); Turkish Crimea 1855, British issue (Serjeant. W. J. Stanley. 2nd. Battn. Rifle Brigade) contemporarily re-impressed naming, plugged and fitted with an Indian Mutiny style suspension, very fine (2) £400-£500 --- William J. Stanley attested for the Rifle Brigade and ‘served throughout the Eastern campaign of 1854-55 with the 2nd Battalion, including the battles of the Alma and Inkermann, and the siege and fall of Sebastopol (Medal with three clasps, and Turkish Medal). He also served during the suppression of the Indian Mutiny in 1857-59, including the siege and capture of Lucknow; the affairs of Koorse, Barree, and Nuggur; the action at Nawabgunge; the passage of the Goomtee and the occupation of Sultanpore; the fall of Amethee; the affair of Churdar; the capture of the Fort Medjedia; and the affairs of Bankee and Sidkaghat (Medal with clasp). He served also in the second phase of the Ashantee War from November 1873, and was in charge of the whole of the Regimental Transport during a portion of the march (Medal with clasp). He also has the Medal for Long Service and Good Conduct.’ (Army List refers). Stanley was appointed Quartermaster on 20 October 1865, and retired with the rank of Honorary Major on 14 September 1881.
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