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Auction: 25001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 14

Army of India 1799-1826, 1 clasp, Ava (J. Tate, 89th Foot.), short-hyphen reverse, good very fine

Purchased October, 1982.

James Tate was born in County Down, Ireland in 1807 and was a shoemaker upon his joining the 89th (Princess Victoria's) Regiment of Foot at Newry on 3 March 1825. He would go on to see in excess of two decades of service in the East Indies.

First sharing in the actions of the First Burmese War (Medal & clasp), Tate volunteered for the 38th (1st Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot in September 1830. His service record includes various periods of imprisonment during his career and plenty of times up before Regimental Court Martial. He joined the 6th (Royal Warwickshire) Regiment of Foot in November 1935 and finally the 40th (2nd Somersetshire) Regiment of Foot in April 1842. With them he was present at the Battle of Maharajpoor in December 1843 (Bronze Star) and was discharged in April 1846, clearly surviving long enough to claim this Medal.

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Estimate
£1,000 to £1,400

Starting price
£800