India General Service Medal clasps Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (.....W.T. BAILEY 1ST BN. .....); Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal (541 CLR:- SERJT: W.J. BAILEY. RL: SCOTS FUS:) - naming partially rubbed through wear.
541 Colour Sgt William John Bailey b Barbados 1862 Enlisted 1883 2nd Royal Scots Fus. Served Punjab/Tirah Home Service WWI Irreproachable Character
Born in Barbados, West Indies circ 1862 Bailey enlisted with 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers and served with them in India (Punjab and Tirah Campaigns)
Discharge address in 1918 was 5 Barrett Street, Old Trafford, Manchester. His conduct was described as irreproachable.
Sold with copied service papers and medal roll