Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

China 1857-60, no clasp (Gunner Alfred Brown, No. 4 B. 12th Bde. Rl. Arty.) edge bruises, contact marks, otherwise very fine £160-£200

Alfred Brown was born in 1836 in Blofield, Norfolk. He attested into the Royal Artillery at Yarmouth in November 1855 and served in China with 4th Battery 12th Brigade during the Second Opium War. After further service in Mauritius, he returned home to serve with the Coastal Brigade at Broughty Castle, Monifieth, Angus. Awarded an LSGC, with a gratuity of £5, he was discharged at Leith in November 1876. He died in 1909.

Sold with copy research and an original Victorian other ranks Royal Artillery cap badge.