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Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Lieut. Col. D. Downing. Commg. 4th. N.I.) fitted with...
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Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Lieut. Col. D. Downing. Commg. 4th. N.I.) fitted with contemporary top silver riband buckle, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-£500 --- David Downing was born in Ballyscullion, County Londonderry, in 1802 and was commissioned Ensign in the Honourable East India Company’s Forces on 16 August 1819. Posted to the 2/6th Native Infantry, he was promoted Lieutenant on 2 March 1822, and transferred to the 3rd Native Infantry in May 1824. He served as Second in Command of the 7th Local Horse from 28 December 1824 to 1830, and was promoted Captain on 3 July 1832. He saw active service during the Shekhawat Expedition in 1834, and commanded the Jodhpur Legion from 25 July 1936. Promoted Major on 15 September 1839, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 12 October 1845, he was posted to the 4th Native Infantry and saw active service during the Second Sikh War, at Jullundur and Bari Doabs, and with Brigadier Wheeler’s Force (Medal). He transferred to the 39th Native Infantry in March 1850, and then to the 2nd Native Infantry in September 1852, and finally to the 27th Native Infantry in October 1852. Appointed Colonel, 39th Native Infantry, in June 1855, he was promoted Major-General on 15 September 1857; Lieutenant-General on 23 August 1869; and General on 23 August 1875, he died in Kent on 18 December 1888, aged 86.
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Punjab 1848-49, no clasp (Lieut. Col. D. Downing. Commg. 4th. N.I.) fitted with contemporary top silver riband buckle, edge bruise, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-£500 --- David Downing was born in Ballyscullion, County Londonderry, in 1802 and was commissioned Ensign in the Honourable East India Company’s Forces on 16 August 1819. Posted to the 2/6th Native Infantry, he was promoted Lieutenant on 2 March 1822, and transferred to the 3rd Native Infantry in May 1824. He served as Second in Command of the 7th Local Horse from 28 December 1824 to 1830, and was promoted Captain on 3 July 1832. He saw active service during the Shekhawat Expedition in 1834, and commanded the Jodhpur Legion from 25 July 1936. Promoted Major on 15 September 1839, and Lieutenant-Colonel on 12 October 1845, he was posted to the 4th Native Infantry and saw active service during the Second Sikh War, at Jullundur and Bari Doabs, and with Brigadier Wheeler’s Force (Medal). He transferred to the 39th Native Infantry in March 1850, and then to the 2nd Native Infantry in September 1852, and finally to the 27th Native Infantry in October 1852. Appointed Colonel, 39th Native Infantry, in June 1855, he was promoted Major-General on 15 September 1857; Lieutenant-General on 23 August 1869; and General on 23 August 1875, he died in Kent on 18 December 1888, aged 86.
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