6th Mar, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 2040
 

2040

An India General Service Medal 1854-95, with clasp SAMANA 1891, awarded to Ltt. C.M. Dallas...

An India General Service Medal 1854-95, with clasp SAMANA 1891, awarded to Ltt. C.M. Dallas S.C. and Delhi Durbar 1911, un-named as issued, together with photocopied research material including London Gazette 15th September 1891, Army lists etc
Footnote:- Charles Mowbray Dallas was born on 30 August 1861, and entered the Army in January 1881 as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Northamptonshire Regiment. He transferred to the Indian Army in September 1882, becoming Captain in 1892, Major in 1901, and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1907. He served in the 1st and 2nd Miranzai Expeditions in 1891 (despatches GGO 632 of 1891; medal and clasp). He was appointed Assistant Commissioner in 1887; Deputy Commissioner, 1897; Political Agent Phulkiang States and Bahawalpur, 1905; Commissioner, Delhi, 1910; Member Coronation Durbar Committee, 1911; Commissioner Punjab, 1911-16; Commissioner Ambala Division, 1913-16; retired from the service in 1916. Lieutenant-Colonel Dallas, who was created a C.S.I. for services at the Delhi Durbar in 1911, died on 6 January 1936.

Sold for £200
Estimated at £300 - £500


 

Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 6th Mar, 2020

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