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.

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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