China War Medal 1842 GTRexclude of Vancouver

of Vancouver

Clasp "BURMA 1930-32"

Two months later

it appears he was also awarded the 1879 clasp

received the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel and awarded the C

China War Medal 1842 GTRexclude of VancouverImpressed: D. A. BUCHAN, LIEUT. H. M. S. WIXEN. Good very fine. David Adye Buchan was born about 1812, in St. John, Newfoundland, start serving as Volunteer 1st. class abroad HMS Grasshopper (in Newfoundland), later as Midshipman in North America, also Lake Ontario, Upper Canada, on number of ships, again in Newfoundland 1831 35; transferred to Mediterranean area and English Channel, then as Lieutenant served in China (Vixen 1841 42; Agincourt, 1842