A C.B. group of six awarded to Surgeon Major-General E. C. Markey, Army Medical Department

The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, gold and enamel, hallmarks for London 1887, with swivel ring and straight bar suspension, complete with gold buckle; Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Ahmed Khel, Kandahar (Surgeon Major, A/B R.H.A.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Surgeon Major, A.M.D.); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, undated reverse, 1 clasp, The Nile 1884-85 (Surgn. Maj., Med. Staff); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (Surgeon Colonel, Medl. Staff), correction to rank; Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed, slight pitting to Egypt, generally good very fine (6) £2200-2600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Medical Services formed by Colonel D.G.B. Riddick.

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Edward Corrigan Markey, L.R.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I., entered the Army as a Staff Assistant Surgeon on 1 March 1859 and attained the rank of Surgeon-Major in April 1874. He served in the Afghan War of 1878-80, and was present at the engagement at Saif-u-deen, the advance to Kelat-i-Ghilzie, the engagement at Ahmed Khel; served on the march to Kandahar and was present in the battle of Kandahar for which he was mentioned in despatches. He also served in the Marri Expedition and then in the Nile Expedition. In the latter he was in charge of the Moveable Field Hospital with the Desert Column and was for some time P.M.O. at El Gubat, for which he was mentioned in despatches. Markey was promoted to Brigade Surgeon in April 1885 and thence Surgeon Colonel in September 1890. Serving in the Chin-Lushai Expedition 1889-90, he was P.M.O. for which he gained the thanks of the Government of India, was mentioned in despatches and was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath. He was promoted to Surgeon Major-General in April 1895; he died at Southsea on 19 November 1896.