A rare medal pair to the British Infantry: Private William Brown, 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment- Delhi Durbar Medal 1903. Silver issue- Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. Victorian issue (3184 Pte. W. Brown. Welsh. R.)Confirmed as the recipients only medal entitlement after a career of more then 27 years as a professional soldier - all of which was spent holding the rank of PrivateMedals Verification: Both medals confirmed as entitled per the respective medal roll and Army Order source referenced below:- Delhi Durbar Medal 1903. Silver issue: WO 100/399- Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal. Victorian issue. Awarded to the recipient by Army Order dated 1 April 1898Only an estimated 2567 x 1903 Delhi Durbar Medals in silver were issued. The medal being one of the scarcest seen of all royal commemorative medals ever to be issuedImportant: Only 234 x silver medals were issued to 'All-Ranks' of the British Army. of which just 9 x medals were issued to officers, non-commissioned officers and privates of the 2nd Battalion Welsh Regiment - the medal to Private Brown being unique to that rankWilliam Brown was a native of, Okeford near Blandford, Dorset, England, where he was born in 1860. By trade a 'Labourer' William attested for service with the British Army at Portsmouth, England, on, 24 November 1879, at which time he indicated his preference to join a unit of the 24th Infantry Brigade. He was however no stranger to military service, as his enlistment papers show that he claimed to have previously served with the 'Hants Militia'. On the same day he enlisted in the British Army, he was posted to the Regimental Depot of the 69th Regiment of Foot (the regiment was restyled the 2nd Battalion Welsh (or Welch) Regiment in 1881). William Brown incredibly spent his entire subsequent army career with the same battalion. By the time he took his final discharge from the British Army at Gosport, Hampshire, England, on Christmas Day 1906, he had accumulated 27 years 32 days reckonable service with 'The Colours', and was evidently a model soldier, as his character & conduct were described in one world 'Exemplary'. On discharge his future intended residence address was stated to be:265 Holdenhurst RoadBournemouthHampshireEnglandWilliam's impressive record of service - most of which was spent on overseas garrison duty in British India -was:- Home: 24/11/1879 - 12/09/1892 (12 years 293 days)- India:13/09/1892 - 08/12/1906 (14 years 87 days)- Home: 13/12/1906 - 25/12/1906 (17 days)The recipients service papers are extant and accessible at The National ArchivesAn extremely scarce and desirable medal pair to the British Army, and exceptionally rare when awarded to a soldier in a British Infantry regimentCondition: GVF