Description
Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 bars, Charasia, Kabul, 40B/811 Private William Stickland, 67th (South Hampshire) Regiment of Foot, aka the Royal Hampshire Regiment.
Officially engraved: “40 B/811 Pte W. Stickland. 67th Foot.”
Confirmed on the medal roll.
A detailed article on the services of the 67th in Afghanistan can be read below from the Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum:
William Strickland was born circa 1858, enlisting for service on 19th February 1878.
He set off for India on the ship Euphrates embarking on 13th December 1878.
