Description
Maharajpoor Star, 29th December 1843, Private John Maloney, Her Majesty’s 16th Lancers.
Officially engraved in fine running script to reverse: “Private John Maloney, H.M. 16th Lancers”
With muster and pay list extracts recording his service and death.
Having been invalided home to England following the Gwalior Campaign, John died at the age of only 35 years old during 1845 and was buried in Chatham, Kent on 29th July 1845.
Excellent preserved condition with little wear, in the original configuration state of issue, with the screwed on suspension clip, suspended by a ring.
This screwed on hook system was the original fittings the medals were issued with, allowing it to be hooked onto the recipients jacket, most were altered or removed later to be worn with a ribbon.
Served with service number 428.
First traced to April 1843, where he was serving with the 16th Regiment of Lancers or Light Dragoons at Meerut.
He served in the Gwalior Campaign, culminating in the Battle of Maharajpoor where he earned this medal on 29th December 1843.
2 days later he was entered on the Regimental Muster list dated 31st December 1843, written “In Camp at Dunailla”
Having remained on service with the regiment around Meerut following the campaign, it was noted not long afterwards in the July to September books that he was to be “Invalid proceed to Calcutta on 15th inst.”
After some time at Calcutta, he was by the end of December 1844 noted as: “Invalid embarked for England.”
On 16th February 1845 he along with about 16 others of his unit were sent back home as invalids for a long journey back home.
This list of men were: “Victualled on board The Prince of Wales from Bengal from 17th February to 18th June 1845 inclusive.”
Having barely landed back home in Chatham, he died on 28th July 1845, and was buried there a day later.
