£130
AN AFGHANISTAN MEDAL TO PTE BARNES 1/17TH REGT
Afghanistan 1878-80, clasp, Ali Musjid, correctly engraved 27B/145 Pte J Barnes 1/17th Regt.
Condition G.V.F. (edge bruise under last two letters of surname, pawn brokers mark near suspender)
John Barnes attested for the Leicestershire regiment on 7th January 1874, he saw service in Afghanistan with the 1st battalion and was present at the battle of Ali Musjid on 21st November 1878. Barnes was discharged at York on 26th December 1885.
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