Artefact
Artefact
Display location
Pou Maumahara drawer bank 5, drawer A, medal position 3
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.840
Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1846]
Associated Notes
Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-46
Corporal Charles Pye, 31st Regiment
Cpl. 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.
Gwalior Campaign Star ‘Maharajpoor, 29 December 1843
Associated Event
First Anglo Sikh War; 1845-1846; India
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1845-1846
Period
Signature/marks
W.WYON R.A. (medallist's name)
Media
Measurement Description
medal: 36mm diameter
ribbon: 32mm wide
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
19 Mar 2024
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