THE INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL TO PATRICK WILLIAMS, 3RD BOMBAY EUROPEAN REGIMENT (THE POST 1860 109TH BOMBAY INFANTRY AND POST 1880 2ND BATTALION LEINSTER REGIMENT) WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON THE FORTRESS OF JHANSI, 3RD APRIL 1858.
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THE INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL TO PATRICK WILLIAMS, 3RD BOMBAY EUROPEAN REGIMENT (THE POST 1860 109TH BOMBAY INFANTRY AND POST 1880 2ND BATTALION LEINSTER REGIMENT) WOUNDED IN ACTION DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON THE FORTRESS OF JHANSI, 3RD APRIL 1858. Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-58, 1 clasp, Central India (officially impressed: PATk. WILLIAMS, 3rd. BOMBAY EURPn. REGt.). Small edge nick to rim at 6 o’clock, otherwise Almost Extremely Fine.
The 3rd Bombay European Regiment lost 12 men killed and 42 wounded during the final assault on and capture of Jhansi on 3/5/1858.
Medal accompanied by 3 pages copied discharge papers, copied extracts medal roll, confirming medal and clasp, and casualty roll for the Indian Mutiny.
Born in Feakle, Co. Clare, Ireland, Patrick Williams enlisted into the Bombay European Regiment at Castleconnel on 19 March 1853 and saw service with the 3rd Bombay European Regiment during the Indian Mutiny. At the time of enlistment Williams was 26 years old and gave his trade as that of labourer. Severely wounded at Jhansi, 3 April 1858, he was discharged on 20 February 1860 being “incapable of any further service in India, in consequence of lameness on account of a gun shot wound”, after having seen 6 years and 10 months service with the Bombay European Regiment. Apparently illiterate, Williams signed his discharge papers with his mark, an “X”.
Casualty roll confirms that Williams was severely wounded at Jhansi, 3/4/1858.
The regimental history records the 3rd Bombay Europeans as having lost 2 men killed and 3 wounded at the storming and capture of Jhansi. This is a gross understatement. The published casualty roll for the Indian Mutiny records the regiment as having actually lost 56 officers and men killed, mortally wounded and wounded during the final assault on Jhansi, 3/4/1858, along with 2 men killed and 1 man mortally wounded at Betwa on 1/4/1858, during the advance to Jhansi, which began on 27/2/1858, the 3rd Bombay Europeans reaching Jhansi on 21/3/1858.