Saddle bag, belonging to Alexander Murray, 8th Earl of Dunmore, Viscount Fincastle VC and given to Lt R S Moss-Blundell, February 1902.
There is a bullet hole at the bottom interior side of the saddle bag, the bullet hole has been stitched to preserve the hole.
The bullet killed Viscount Fincastle’s horse from under him during the Tirah Campaign during a rescue under heavy fire to retrieve Lt Greaves, Lancashire Fusiliers who had been wounded and was surrounded.
Lt Greaves died during the rescue as did one of the officers, Visct Fincastle was awarded the VC for his actions.
Associated with India, North West Frontier, Tirah Expeditionary Force (1897-1898).