PRIVATE (LATER CORPORAL) FRANCIS LANGLEY, 1ST BOMBAY EUROPEAN FUSILIERS (THE POST 1880 2ND BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS). Punjab Campaign Medal 1849, 2 clasps, Goojerat, Mooltan

PRIVATE (LATER CORPORAL) FRANCIS LANGLEY, 1ST BOMBAY EUROPEAN FUSILIERS (THE POST 1880 2ND BATTALION ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS). Punjab Campaign Medal 1849, 2 clasps, Goojerat, Mooltan (officially named, impressed in serifed block capitals: FRANCIS LANGLEY, 1st. EUR. FUs.). Couple of edge bumps, otherwise Good Very Fine to Almost Extremely Fine.

Corporal Langley was also entitled to the Indian Mutiny Medal without clasp.

Medal accompanied by copied biographical and service details from FIBIS, Chelsea Pension record, extract 1861 census and copied extract medal roll confirming Punjab Medal and clasps and that medal was “sent to India 20th Nov 51”, along with copied transcript Indian Mutiny Medal roll, confirming award of Indian Mutiny Medal without clasp.

Francis Langley was born in the parish of St. Germans, Norfolk in 1823. He enlisted into the 1st Bombay European Fusiliers for unlimited service in London on 6/1/1941. At the time of enlistment Langley was resident in Lambeth, London, and on enlistment gave his trade as labourer. He sailed for India aboard the Uxine, arriving in 1841. Langley was discharged with the rank of Corporal and granted a Chelsea Pension on 10/9/1860, his pension initially being paid at Lambeth, with payments being transferred to North London on 30/6/1861.

Langley is recorded in the 1861 census as an unmarried 38 year old “Pensioner East India Service” resident in Lambeth with his 44 year old brother Robert and Robert’s 45 year old wife Ann.

Medal also accompanied by copied details re. the services of the 1st European Fusiliers in the Punjab campaign of 7th September 1848-14th March 1849. During the storming of the fortress of Mooltan, 2nd January 1849, the 1st Bombay Europeans carried the Kooni Boorj breach, where the Queen’s Colour of the regiment was planted by Sergeant (afterwards Major) John Bennett of the regiment, who was awarded a commission for his bravery on this occasion, the pike of the colour being severed by a bullet as he held it. For their services at the storming of Mooltan, the 1st Bombay Europeans were awarded the battle honour “Mooltan”.