James Sperryn's three medals and various testimonials


Pegu medal
India General Service Medal, 1854 (Second Anglo-Burmese War)
more details at a medals website.


The other two medals
Reverse: Army of Sutlej For Meritorious Service
Obverse: Victoria Regina Victoria Regina
Rim: Quatermaster Sergeant J. Sperryn
68th Regiment Native Infantry 		Quatermaster Sergeant J. Sperryn
68th Regiment Native Infantry
February 1855
3.Mar.2001 - These two medals were valued by Spinks (subject to sight) at £600 the pair

A 2010 websearch found:

'COLLECTORS SALE(NO.613)'
'TUESDAY 27TH APRIL 2010'
'RICHARD WINTERTON AUCTIONEERS THE LICHFIELD AUCTION CENTRE'


5 A SUTLEJ MEDAL, Sobraon 1846 to QR. Mr. SERJT. J. Sperryn 68th Regt. N:I: vf with distressed ribbon and a Victoria (A) Meritorious medal to Serjeant Major J. Sperryn 68th N.I. 9th February 1855, v.f (2) £600-800

Gilly Sperryn, whose husband Richard (1942 -2006) had looked after James Sperryn's testimonial letters and much other material, knew nothing of the sale when asked about it in the summer of 2010.
Bunty

https://www.britishbattles.com/first-sikh-war/battle-of-sobraon/ for more details of the Army of Sutlej and medal.
General Order conferring the meritorious service medal.      




James Browning Sperryn sailed from India for the UK in the autumn of 1855 with at least five testimonals. The transcriptions given below were made by Richard Sperryn with a few later additions. Can you unscramble any more words?
1849       1850       2.Oct 1855       3.Oct 1855 A       3.Oct 1855 B
1856 Pension document       1856 Pension document reverse

His pension document is dated 8.April.1856.
The Indian Mutiny occurred in 1857 mainly among the Bengal Native Infantry. The mutiny occurred in Bareilly (base of the 68th) on 31.May.1857.
In 1858 the East India company's military responsibilities were taken over by the British government and the company dissolved on 1.Jun.1874.
 

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