INDIAN MILITARY INTEREST - TRAVELLING TRUNK, 23 SIKH PIONEER...

Hammer

£360

INDIAN MILITARY INTEREST - TRAVELLING TRUNK, 23 SIKH PIONEERS. A large wooden and metal bound trunk, marked on the front 'E.L. Croslegh, XXIII Sikh Pioneers, Calcutta', with further writing on the top (harder to read). With a metal lining to the interior and carrying handles to each side. Trunk 96cms by 51cms, 44cms high
*This trunk appears to have been owned by Lieutenant Colonel Evan Leigh Croslegh, born 1880, educated at Marlborough College, served in South Africa June 1900 - September 1901; joined the Royal Berkshire Regiment from the Militia in 1901 and transferred to the Indian Army in 1903; took part in the Tibet Expedition 1903-04 and was present at the action at Niani and operations at and around Gyantse, May - July 1904; served with the Egypt Expeditionary Force, February - October 1918; Lieutenant Colonel Croslegh retired 1928. His medals were sold by Noonans on the 30th of March 2008. *Condition: It has been well used over the years as you would expect, with various cracks and wear in places over time. Still very solid and heavy.