AN INTERESTING 'MAIWAND' PRESENTATION POCKET WATCH, silver (Hallmarks for London, 1879), gold minute and hour hands, white enamel face with black Roman numerals, the inside of the case engraved, 'Presented by Lieut. H. Lynch, 66th Regt./To W. Clayton as a Token of Gratitude for His Gallant Conduct in Rescuing Him While Wounded on the Battlefield of Maiwand, 27th July 1880', lacking second hand and the enamel face with a hairline crack, otherwise generally in good order

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AN INTERESTING 'MAIWAND' PRESENTATION POCKET WATCH, silver (Hallmarks for London, 1879), gold minute and hour hands, white enamel face with black Roman numerals, the inside of the case engraved, 'Presented by Lieut. H. Lynch, 66th Regt./To W. Clayton as a Token of Gratitude for His Gallant Conduct in Rescuing Him While Wounded on the Battlefield of Maiwand, 27th July 1880', lacking second hand and the enamel face with a hairline crack, otherwise generally in good order

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Private William Clayton, D.C.M., was born in Preston, Lancashire and attested for the 66th Regiment at Fulwood Barracks in May 1868, aged 18 years. Arriving in the East Indies in February 1870, he did not witness active service until the Second Afghan War, being present at the 66th's celebrated action at Maiwand. As noted in his Service Record (P.R.O. WO97/2512 refers), he was awarded the D.C.M. on that occasion, for having 'assisted an Officer, severely wounded, off the Field, under fire of the enemy'. As a result, said Officer, Lieutenant H. Lynch, survived to fight another day, returning to active service in Egypt prior to retiring as a Major and writing his memoirs. Interestingly his sword, lost at Maiwand, was recovered from an Afghan General six years later and now resides in the Regimental Museum. For his own part, the gallant Clayton returned to the U.K. in January 1881 and was finally discharged in May 1889, no doubt to enjoy for a year or two the benefits of his splendid Pocket Watch.