War Medals

AFGHANISTAN MEDAL 1878-80, 92ND.(GORDON) HIGHLANDERS

Bars, 'Charasia', 'Kabul', 'Kandahar', officially engraved naming in upright serif capitals - 56/303 Pte. W. SYMINGTON, 92nd. Highrs. (Highlanders) : (WILLIAM SYMINGTON - Born around 1852 in the Parish of St Cuthberts, Edinburgh, attested at Portsmouth on 24 June 1870 and was posted to 25th Foot (King's Own Borderers) from 27 June 1870. The Regiment was deployed to the East Indies from 14 November 1870 and on 31 July 1874 the recipient volunteered to transfer to 92nd. Highlanders. Deployed to Afghanistan from 31 March 1879, where the recipient took part in the action at Charasia on 6 October 1879; the operations at Kabul from 10 to 23 December 1879; General Robert's epic march from Kabul to Kandahar in August 1880 and the action that followed at Kandahar on 1 September 1880. Returned to India from 19 October 1880 where he was to remain until until 29 January 1881 on which date the Regiment was deployed to Cape Colony, South Africa in consequence of the outbreak of the First Boer War. The recipient remained in South Africa until 29 January 1882, when the Regiment returned home. Transferred to Highland Light Infantry from 1 September 1884 and on 1 October 1884, was once more deployed to the East Indies. He did not return home again until 15 December 1891 and was discharged on 12 January 1892 then having completed in excess of 21 years service, during which he had several brushes with authority, both Military and Civil and spent periods of time in confinement. (See also the Afghanistan Medal awarded to B/335 Corporal Lewis Friendship, 92nd. Highlanders, shown on Page 3 'Single Campaign Medals' section of this website.) Possible official correction to surname as quite commonly found with the Afghanistan and South Africa medals of this period. Also entitled to the "Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880". Sold with verification and copy Service Papers NEF - £525