Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1858

The Indian Mutiny medal was sanctioned by general order number 365 dated 18th August 1858, and order number 733 of 1859, to troops engaged against the mutineers. General order number 771 of 1868 extended the award to all persons who had borne arms or had been under fire.

The medal was initially sanctioned for award to those troops who had been engaged in action against the mutineers. However in 1868 the award was extended to all those who had borne arms or who had been under fire, including such people as members of the Indian judiciary and the Indian civil service, who were caught up in the fighting.

The obverse of the medal depicts the head of a young Queen Victoria and bears the inscription Victoria Regina. The reverse shows a helmeted Britannia holding a wreath in her right hand and a union shield on her left arm. She is standing in front of a lion. The words "India 1857-1858" are inscribed on the reverse of the medal. The ribbon is white with two scarlet stripes.

Five clasps were authorised, though the maximum awarded to any one man was four. The clasps were:

"Delhi" (30th May - 14th Sept. 1857) Awarded to troops participating in the recapture of Delhi.

"Defence of Lucknow" (29th Jun. - 22nd Nov. 1857) Awarded to original defenders and to the relief force.

"Relief of Lucknow" (Nov. 1857) Awarded to the relief force under the command of Sir Colin Campbell.

"Lucknow" (Nov. 1857 - Mar. 1858) Awarded to troops under command of Sir Colin Campbell who were engaged in final operations leading to the surrender of Lucknow and the clearing of the surrounding areas.

"Central India" (Jan. - Jun. 1858) Awarded to all those who served under Major-General Sir Hugh Rose.

The medal was issued without a clasp to those who served but were not eligible for a clasp. The vast majority of these awards were made to those who became entitled to the medal as a result of the 1868 extensions of eligibility.

Indian Mutiny Medal

Some 50,700 men of the British Armed Forces received the Indian Mutiny medal, as well as the 5,059 recipients who served in 1st Madras Fusiliers, 3rd Madras Fusiliers, 1st Bengal Fusiliers, 2nd Bengal Fusiliers, 1st Bombay Fusiliers, the Lahore Light Horse and 'A Troop' Madras Horse Artillery. In addition 64 staff and pupils of La Martiniere College, Lucknow also were recipients.

A detachment of 329 men of the 29th (Worcestershire) Foot were placed under the command of Lieut.-Colonel W. W. Turner of the 97th Foot who was charged with keeping the Grand Trunk Road open. These 329 men were presented with the Indian Mutiny medal in December 1858 (1 Major, 2 Captain, 6 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 1 Surgeon, 4 Colour Sergeants, 1 Sergeant Major, 1 Hospital Sergeant, 11 Sergeant, 15 Corporal, 6 Drummer, 280 Private).

Click here for details of the 29th (Worcestershire) Foot in the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858.

 

Worcestershire Regiment men who were awarded the Indian Mutiny Medal

Surname

Forename/s

Rank

Number

Wheeler

John Ross

Major

-

Colvill

Hugh George

Captain

-

Kneebone

Frederick

Captain

-

Bacon

Kenrick Verulam

Lieutenant

-

Black

Alfred Godfrey

Lieutenant

-

Gordon

John James Hood

Lieutenant

-

Kent

Edmund Watkin

Lieutenant

-

Smith

George William F. D.

Lieutenant

-

Wood

Thomas Pattison

Lieutenant

-

Cochrane

William Montague

Ensign

-

Moorhead

Edward

Surgeon

-

Erwin

Richard

Sergeant Major

1677

Maher

Michael

Hospital Sergeant

3453

Hay

William

Colour Sergeant

1616

Igoe

John

Colour Sergeant

2545

Newson

John

Colour Sergeant

3092

Warren

George

Colour Sergeant

3189

Adams

Rees

Sergeant

3305

Frost

Thomas William

Sergeant

2899

Garvey

John

Sergeant

3380

Greenslade

James

Sergeant

445

Lewis

James

Sergeant

2572

McGuire

Hugh

Sergeant

2879

Mulreed

James

Sergeant

2616

Nowlan

John

Sergeant

3299

Phillips

Robert

Sergeant

3535

Southwood

Francis

Sergeant

2503

White

William

Sergeant

3107

Burton

George

Corporal

2501

Cammack

Thomas

Corporal

1670

Chapman

William

Corporal

3533

Connell

William

Corporal

3220

Conroy

Edward

Corporal

2989

Cullinan

Nicholas

Corporal

3168

Gibbs

Moses

Corporal

3475

Grace

Charles

Corporal

2547

Moyses

John

Corporal

3340

Nowland

John

Corporal

3482

Palmer

Frederick

Corporal

2653

Quilton

James

Corporal

3521

Thomas

Cornelius L.

Corporal

3321

White

Robert

Corporal

2645

Winter

Henry

Corporal

3121

Fountain

Joseph

Drummer

-

Hemery

John

Drummer

-

Kearnes

John

Drummer

-

McGann

James

Drummer

-

McGuire

Daniel

Drummer

1575

Meighan

William

Drummer

2788

Addicott

Charles

Private

2160

Agnew

John

Private

3332

Anderson

George

Private

149

Aspree

Henry

Private

3441

Badman

James

Private

1811

Banks

Jeremiah

Private

3695

Barlow

Thomas

Private

3605

Barry

James

Private

3280

Barry

Richard

Private

2223

Basford

Walter

Private

2300

Beake

Charles

Private

2157

Bearne

Andrew

Private

3311

Berwick

John

Private

2224

Bingle

Charles

Private

3447

Birkett

John

Private

44

Birkett

Robert

Private

54

Bowden

William

Private

1505

Bowen

David

Private

2701

Bowtell

Daniel

Private

2878

Bradford

John

Private

1517

Brady

George

Private

2804

Brennan

Michael

Private

3309

Broderick

Lawrence

Private

3027

Brooks

Isaac

Private

3609

Brown

James

Private

1396

Brown

William

Private

2522

Bruce

John

Private

2750

Bryan

James

Private

3622

Bryan

Matthew

Private

3049

Bull

John

Private

2934

Burke

Michael

Private

3398

Burke

Michael

Private

3404

Cane

Richard

Private

3132

Capewell

John

Private

3637

Carey

William

Private

3445

Carrier

Benjamin

Private

84

Carty

David

Private

2797

Chivers

William

Private

2919

Clements

John

Private

123

Clements

Stephen

Private

2745

Clews

John

Private

51

Cole

Frederick

Private

139

Coleman

Edward

Private

3584

Connell

John

Private

3068

Connell

Timothy

Private

3530

Connelly

John

Private

3169

Connolly

John

Private

3686

Considine

William

Private

3104

Conway

Morris

Private

3396

Conway

Patrick

Private

3232

Court

Charles

Private

3487

Cranney

John

Private

2632

Creighton

David

Private

3583

Cross

Frederick

Private

3313

Dancey

Joseph

Private

128

Dart

James

Private

3507

Davis

Edward

Private

106

Davison

John

Private

1306

Day

George

Private

2259

Dealuary

Michael

Private

3345

Dean

George

Private

2987

Decorcy

Galvin

Private

3652

Denman

William

Private

3504

Devanney

Mark

Private

2835

Dibble

Thomas

Private

129

Dobson

Richard

Private

2711

Donoughoe

John

Private

1840

Donohoe

Patrick

Private

3201

Donovan

Peter

Private

3560

Dooley

John

Private

2945

Dowsett

Edward

Private

3356

Doyle

Joseph W.

Private

236

Duffey

Michael

Private

3285

Edwards

Thomas

Private

3580

Eynon

Morgan

Private

3680

Fairgrave

James

Private

3054

Farnworth

Samuel

Private

3591

Farrell

Edward

Private

2617

Farrell

James

Private

3026

Farrell

Thomas

Private

144

Farrow

William

Private

1492

Fisher

George

Private

2598

Foley

Timothy

Private

3253

Fordem

William

Private

3353

Foster

William

Private

61

Fountain

Samuel

Private

3014

Francis

Samuel

Private

3483

Freake

Samuel

Private

1689

Fry

William

Private

58

Fudge

John

Private

2345

Gard

George

Private

3377

Gardner

William

Private

3292

Garrod

William

Private

3542

Garvey

Thomas

Private

3202

Gennings

James

Private

3412

Gloyne

William

Private

86

Goodwin

William

Private

2104

Graney

John

Private

2820

Griffin

Patrick

Private

3210

Grimes

William

Private

3378

Grosvenor

Edward

Private

108

Groolk

Thomas

Private

3322

Hadland

Joseph

Private

110

Hall

Thomas

Private

109

Hamilton

Archibald R.

Private

3247

Hannon

William

Private

3435

Hayes

Francis

Private

2952

Heafy

John

Private

3343

Hegarty

John

Private

2702

Hickie

Pat

Private

3203

Hill

George

Private

3612

Hokings

John

Private

3485

Hooker

Alonzo

Private

2155

Hooper

William

Private

1509

Horan

John

Private

2739

Houghton

George

Private

2976

Hughes

James

Private

3350

Hunt

James

Private

3329

Hurley

Timothy

Private

3119

Husbands

Edward

Private

3646

Irwin

James

Private

3445

Irwin

William

Private

1937

Jeffries

Alfred

Private

3678

Jenks

William

Private

135

Jewell

John

Private

2604

Johnston

Henry

Private

3505

Jones

Abraham

Private

111

Jones

Edward

Private

90

Jones

Thomas

Private

3614

Kavanagh

Michael

Private

3196

Keeling

John

Private

2361

Keep

Edward

Private

3510

Kelleher

Matthew

Private

2815

Kelly

Thomas

Private

3627

Kemp

Joseph

Private

1914

Kench

John

Private

3517

Kerr

James

Private

2884

Kerr

Robert

Private

3011

Kimmage

Martin

Private

2833

King

Cornelius

Private

3495

King

John

Private

1859

Kingston

George

Private

2402

Knee

Anthony

Private

3154

Laggan

Henry

Private

1733

Lane

George

Private

2669

Lear

John

Private

3038

Lewis

Richard

Private

1

Little

Giles

Private

2925

Livingstone

Samuel I.

Private

2404

Loftus

James

Private

3338

Lohan

Bernard

Private

2766

Long

Henry

Private

3490

Loydon

John

Private

3246

Lynch

Patrick

Private

2236

Lyons

William

Private

3330

Maher

Denis

Private

3344

Mahoney

Edward

Private

3339

Malley

Michael

Private

3079

Mansfield

Thomas

Private

3360

Manton

William

Private

3348

Marshall

John

Private

3527

Martin

Henry

Private

112

Matthews

William

Private

2293

May

Thomas

Private

3409

McAuliff

Denis

Private

3564

McCarthy

Patrick

Private

2244

McCormac

Charles

Private

2379

McCormack

John

Private

2729

McCourt

James

Private

2778

McGines

William

Private

148

McGloughlin

Hugh

Private

1759

McGough

Patrick

Private

3053

McGovarn

Charles

Private

233

McGuire

John

Private

2706

McHugh

John

Private

2773

McKenna

Thomas

Private

154

McKenzie

Kenneth

Private

3315

McKon

Hugh

Private

3566

McMurray

Arthur

Private

2524

McNamara

Charles

Private

2516

Meighan

Richard

Private

1921

Mills

Charles

Private

3471

Millwood

Joseph

Private

2090

Moore

John

Private

2901

Moore

Richard

Private

3532

Moriarty

Michael V.

Private

3342

Morris

Henry

Private

165

Murphy

John

Private

3372

Murphy

Martin

Private

3632

Murphy

William

Private

2406

Murray

Festy

Private

3170

Murray

Michael

Private

3413

Murray

Thomas

Private

3297

Murray

William

Private

1700

Nation

John

Private

3486

Neal

Richard

Private

3515

Newberry

George

Private

3520

Nixon

John

Private

146

Nock

Eli

Private

94

Nowlan

John

Private

3303

O'Brien

John C.

Private

3268

Oliver

William

Private

3275

O'Niell

Patrick

Private

2388

Orman

James

Private

3296

Parfit

John

Private

3531

Parker

George

Private

71

Patson

William

Private

2814

Pendergast

Walter

Private

50

Penney

Edward

Private

57

Powell

Joseph

Private

6

Price

James

Private

65

Rabbit

Peter

Private

38

Rafferty

Edward

Private

2727

Rapson

Edward

Private

1861

Ray

John

Private

3669

Rea

John

Private

3056

Read

Charles

Private

2581

Reeves

Edward

Private

2343

Reeves

Henry

Private

1528

Reeves

William

Private

3428

Reid

Daniel

Private

1428

Riley

Thomas

Private

3336

Roberts

Andrew

Private

1595

Roberts

John R.

Private

68

Robertson

David

Private

3664

Rodgers

Patrick

Private

3484

Rodgers

Philip

Private

3055

Rodgers

Robert

Private

2121

Ryan

John

Private

2622

Sharkey

Curtis

Private

2519

Sheehan

Alexander

Private

3222

Shewell

John A.

Private

3684

Slade

William

Private

2314

Smith

James

Private

1804

Smith

James

Private

2366

Smith

John

Private

3464

Smith

Thomas

Private

2891

Snell

Jesse

Private

11

Sprules

Thomas

Private

3108

St. Clair

Henry

Private

3588

Staunton

Charles

Private

2651

Steele

William

Private

170

Stocks

John

Private

1623

Sullivan

Jeremiah

Private

3070

Sutcliffe

James

Private

1555

Swan

John

Private

42

Sweeney

John

Private

126

Swords

John

Private

3002

Taylor

Jonas

Private

3516

Thompson

Joseph

Private

3105

Thorn

James

Private

20

Tom

Andrew

Private

1583

Tongue

James

Private

2478

Travis

James

Private

1370

Tully

Michael

Private

2280

Turner

Charles

Private

3570

Turner

Thomas

Private

75

Vaughan

James

Private

3233

Vincent

Israel

Private

2670

Waddleton

Joseph

Private

3500

Wallace

Peter

Private

3571

Wallis

William

Private

1886

Walsh

John

Private

3118

Walsh

John

Private

2997

Walters

Stephen

Private

2605

Ward

John

Private

2416

Wardle

James

Private

2294

Watts

George

Private

3099

Weaver

William

Private

3385

Webster

William

Private

3696

Westropp

Henry

Private

3166

White

Allan

Private

114

White

John

Private

2347

Wilkinson

John

Private

115

Willington

Robert

Private

2346

Wilson

Andrew

Private

3316

Winn

Michael

Private

3159

Woodward

James

Private

2410

Wyatt

Benjamin

Private

2331


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