Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 5, drawer A, medal position 2
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.839
Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1843]
Associated Notes
Gwalior Campaign Star 29th December 1843 awarded to Private Charles Pye, 40th Regiment
Pte. Charles Pye, VC
Charles Pye, was born in England on 22 November 1820. He enlisted in the 40th Foot as a private in 1840 and travelled with the regiment to India where he served from June 1841 to April 1860, and was present in many of the actions involving the British and the British East India Company.
Associated Event
Battle of Gwalior; 1843
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
29 Dec 1843
Period
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 50mm diameter
ribbon: 45mm wide
Measurement Reading
50mm (medal)
45mm (ribbon)
Classification
Media/Materials Notes
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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