India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3857 Lce. Sergt. E. Budd. 1st. Bn. Hampshire Regt.) officially re-engraved naming, edge bruise, otherwise good very fine £70-£90

Edward Budd was born at Portsea, Hampshire, in 1862 and attested for the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry at Portsmouth on 5 March 1881, having previously served in the 3rd (Militia) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. He served in India from 11 December 1891 to 13 January 1903, and transferred to the Hampshire Regiment on 1 June 1892. Promoted Corporal on 3 February 1896, he served during the operations on the Punjab Frontier in 1897-98, and was appointed Lance-Sergeant on 22 January 1898. Promoted Sergeant on 15 October 1900, he was discharged on 4 March 1909, after 21 years’ service.

Sold with copied service papers and medal roll extract, that lists the recipient attached to the Commissariat and Transport Department (which no doubt explains why his medal has been officially renamed).