Victorian Army Meritorious Service Medal H.L.I

Victorian Army Meritorious Service Medal. 999. Colour Sergeant. W. McLeod. 1st Bn. Highland Light Infantry. A superb Medal. No signs of wear E.F to Mint condition on ribbon.

William McLeod was born in 1849. Enlisted in the Highland Light Infantry, and was awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal in Febuary 1886, having seen service with the Colours in both India and Gibraltar.
This was his only medal entitlement. Medal issue roll confirms entitlement, with research.

Colour Sergeant William McLeod was discharged from "The Colours" on the 17th April 1863. Receiving a Military Pension he applied to join the Chelsea Pensioners. He died at the age of 55, on the 26th July 1904, in Edinburgh, Scotland.