Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

New Zealand 1845-66, reverse dated 1865 to 1866 (3467 Jas. Gearing, 43rd Lt. Inftry.) officially impressed naming, edge bruising and heavy contact marks, good fine £300-350

James Gearing enlisted into the 43rd Light Infantry on 27 February 1854. He served as a Private in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny for which he was awarded a medal with no clasp (listed as ‘Garing’ in the published roll), and then as a Bugler he served in New Zealand, December 1863-March 1866. Leaving the Army, he then re-enlisted in the same regiment with the service number 1125. Gearing was discharged on the termination of his second period of limited engagement on 21 September 1876, being in possession of the above two medals and four good conduct badges.

With copied discharge papers, roll and census extracts and research.