MILITARY MEDALS. Campaign Singles. CANADA GENERAL SERVICE MEDAL, 1866-70, 2 clasps, Fenian Raid 1866, Red River 1870 (1742 Pte A. Appleford, 4/60 K.R.R.C.); officially engraved in sloping capitals. Attractive dark tone, one or two light marks, otherwise extremely fine and rare to this battalion.
Sold with copy roll mention confirming the nature of this 2-clasp award, to 1742 Private Alfred Appleford, 4th Battalion KRRC (with annotation '1/60th Regt, RR70' – possibly meaning he had been transferred between battalions).
Only 174 Red River 1870 clasps are believed to have been awarded to British units and of these, only 6 were believed awarded to soldiers of the 4/60th Rifles.
Estimate: £1200-1600