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№ 355

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7 November 2024

Hammer Price:
£1,000

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Nepaul (P. Ridley, 24th Foot.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, light edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine £1,200-£1,600

Peter Ridley served with the 24th Foot for 12 yaers 6 months, including 7 years 11 months in the East Indies, and was admitted to an out-pension of 6d per diem, at Newcastle, on 26 November 1823. He died on 29 May 1851, aged 53.