IGS Jowaki 1877-8 to PTE HENRY HANBURY 51ST FOOT

Correctly impressed - 541 PTE HENRY HANBURY. 51ST FOOT

Condition VF

Entitled to Afghan Medal ‘Ali Musjid’

Hanbury was born in London in 1852. Having served with the 3rd West Yorkshire Militia (regimental number: 8108), he enlisted into the Regular Army on 14 June 1876. He was stationed in Colchester until he embarked aboard H.M.S. Malabar for India on 12 January 1877. Having disembarked at Bombay, his regiment moved to Peshawar.

In December 1877, Henry saw active service during the Jowaki campaign as the British sought to pacify the Jowaki Afridi tribe: it was in dispute with the Indian government over the cutting of allowances paid for the guarding of the Kohat Pass.

Over the period 1878 to 1879, Hanbury’s battalion fought in the Second Afghan War. As part of the Peshawar Valley Field Force, Hanbury took part in the action at Ali Masjid: the opening battle of the war. Having campaigned for the majority of 1879, Henry returned to England in June 1882, and married Mary Anne the following year. In June 1888, Hanbury transferred to the Army Reserve and completed four years’ service before being discharged in 1892.