The Second China War medal to Major W. A. Warren, Madras Artillery

China 1857-60, no clasp (Lieut. W. A. Warren, 5 Bn. Madras Arty.) officially impressed naming, fitted with silver ribbon buckle, very fine £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals.

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William Andros Warren was born at Clifton, Gloucestershire, on 8 July 1839, son of Lieutenant-Colonel S. R. Warren, 65th Regiment (see lot 10). He was educated at Cheltenham College and entered Addiscombe in February 1857. He passed his examinations on 10 December 1858 and was gazetted as Lieutenant into the Madras Artillery on the following day. Other than a relatively quiet stint of service during the closing stages of the second campaign in China, he appears to have seen no active service. He was promoted to Captain in July 1872, and attached to the Cheshire Artillery Volunteers the following October,becoming Major in May 1877. He died at Lucknow on 11 December 1881.

Refs: IOL L/AG/23/1-2; Madras Army Lists; Hart’s Army Lists; A List of Officers who have served in the Madras Artillery (Leslie).