Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 17 May 2023
A Sutlej Medal 1845-46 to Private William...
A Sutlej Medal 1845-46 to Private William Fishwick, 31st Foot, Moodkee reverse, 3 clasps: Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal, Sobraon (WILLIAM FISHWICK 31ST REGT), officially impressed, suspension post and carriage slightly loose, some contact bruising, otherwise very fine or nearly so.
The collection of Major R. R. Pelham Burn, M.C., T.D.
Possibly ex. A.H. Baldwin & Sons, 18th September 1946
The roll confirms clasp entitlement to 2375 Private William Fishwick. The muster rolls give the alternative spelling 'Fhiswick', and indicate that he joined his regiment at Umballa, 12/03/1844, and that though he spent a certain amount of time sick in hospital, he was on duty for the period of the conflict.