India General Service Medal clasp Bhootan (ENSGN. H.J BARR H.M'S 80TH REGT.)
Henry James Barr was born in Cheadle, Staffordshire in 1843. At the time of the 1861 census he was a Gentleman Cadet at Sandhurst. He was commissioned shortly thereafter as an Ensign in the 80th Foot in 1862, taking part in the Bhootan campaign - this referred to the Duar War (also known as the Anglo-Bhutanese War), a military conflict between British India and Bhutan that began in November 1864. The war was triggered by border raids from Bhutan into British territory and a diplomatic insult to the British envoy, leading to a British invasion to annex the Duars region. The initial British advance met resistance, but after a stronger response and a series of victories, the war concluded with the Treaty of Sinchula in November 1865, where Bhutan ceded territory in exchange for an annual subsidy.
In 1866 he transferred to the 58th Foot. Remaining in India, he died in Gwalor on 8 June 1880 at the age of 38 from Uremic convulsions - seizures that result from uremic encephalopathy, a toxic syndrome caused by untreated chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the buildup of metabolic waste products (uremia) in the blood. At the time of his death he was a Captain in the 17th Regt Punjab Native Infantry.
Medal is in good condition unless indicated otherwise. Sold with some research.
