War Medals, Orders and Decorations - Morton & Eden

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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Northwest Frontier, Lieu t . G.A. Graham, 2 nd Punjab Cv y ., good very fine £250-300
CAPTAIN GEORGE AUGUSTUS GRAHAM was born in 1833, the fourth son of Colonel Charles Graham C.B. (see lot 8). Entering the 28 th Bengal Native
Infantry as an Ensign in December 1851, he was promoted to Lieutenant in October 1854. He served during the Bozdar Expedition in March
1857 and was present at the forcing of the Khan Bund, for which he received the thanks of the Bengal Government on 28 January 1858.
Lieutenant Graham was present at the attack on Shaick Jana at Eussuffzaie, under Lieutenant Colonel Vaughan, and commanded the Head
Quarters and a Detachment of 2 nd Punjab Cavalry. He was favourably mentioned in Vaughan's dispatches of 2 July 1857, and was promoted to
Captain in June of the same year.
On leaving the Indian Army shortly afterwards Captain Graham collected the last remaining specimens of the Irish wolfhound and over a period
of 23 years, with judicious out-crossing, re-established the breed, collecting over 300 pedigree Irish Wolfhounds. In 1879 he published the
book The Irish Wolfhound, which set exacting standards for the quality of the breed, and in 1885 founded the Irish Wolfhound Club, serving as
its president until 1908. Captain Graham died in 1909.
This lot forms part of a family group; see also lots 8, 57, 122, 207, 220.
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Umbeyla, 466 Drumr. W. Gregory, H.M.s. 101 Regt, pawnbroker's mark on reverse,
otherwise better than very fine £180-220
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan, 1069, T. Sullivan, H.Ms. 55 th Regt., contact marks on obverse, very fine,
reverse better £150-180
Ex Sotheby's, 10 November 1988, lot 220 (part).
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Looshai, Naick Beerbhaum Thappa, 2 nd Goorkha Regt., very fine and scarce £250-300
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak, G. Gregory, A.B. H.M.S. "Charybdis", extremely fine £150-200
Ex Sotheby's, 10 November 1988, lot 220 (part).
256 clasps awarded to the ship.
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak, engraved in large upright capitals, 1681 Pte. T. Nolan, 80 th Foot, contact marks
and edge bruise, almost very fine £40-60
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7, 586 Pte. J. Threlfall 1 st Bn. R. W. Fus., very fine £150-200
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1887-89, 2064 Corpl. R. Johnson, 2 nd Bn. Ches. R., good fine £120-150
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888, 406 Pte. W. Turner, 2d Bn. North'd Fus., edge bruise below reverse,
otherwise very fine £150-180
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1888, 909 Pte. W. Evans, 2d Bn. Sea Highrs, very fine £150-180
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891, 467 Sepoy Hira, 37 th Bl. Infy, suspension slack, almost very fine £80-100
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India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1889-92, 2255 Pte. J. Holland, 2 nd Bn. Devon Regt., very fine £120-50
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India General Service 1854-95, bronze issue, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-95, Cook Fateh Ali, 33 Bl. Infy, very fine £60-80