AN EARLY LONG SERVICE MEDAL TO WILLIAM DIGBY-SCHOOLMASTER- 54TH FOOT-ENLISTED AT 10 YEARS OF AGE!

Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (Victoria Large letter Reverse)
Named to:SCHOOLMASTER SERGEANT WILLIAM DIGBY 54TH REGIMENT.
Medal about good very fine, ribbon bar replaced by a watch chain bar.
Born 1817 Huddersfield, Yorkshire,attested for the 54th Foot at Madras on 30th May 1826.
Under age 30/05/1826-31/12 1828
Boy 1 January 1829-29/051831
Private 30/05/1831-31/03/1832
Drummer 1/10/1832-31/03/1836
Pte.01/04/1836-29/02/1840
Cpl 01/031840-31/01/1841
S/Master Sergeant 01/02/1841-01/08/1855.
He served East Indies for 6 years/Gibraltar/Malta/West Indies and North America.
He enlisted at Headquarters by Authority of the Commander in Chief,India,30th May 1826 and served in Captain Barboulds company.
His Father William Digby is on the Waterloo Medal roll for the 54th foot,and died in service on the 3rd November, 1826,so he may have been "taken into care " by the Regiment and enlisted under age..He was discharged on 21st August 1855 with Rheumatism.
Comes with large size copied papers,the attestation papers being hand-written
Ex Glendinings 1993.An interesting and scarce Medal worthy of further research

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