A Great War ‘Mesopotamia’ M.C., Kaisar-i-Hind group of 10 awarded to Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel F. T. Simpson, Royal Army Medical Corps, late Imperial Yeomanry

Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse inscribed, ‘Lieut. F. T. Simpson, R.A.M.C. (Attd. 2nd Dorset Regt.), Mesopotamia, Sept. 28th 1915’; Kaisar-I-Hind, G.V.R., 1st class, 2nd type, gold, complete with top bar; Order of St. John, Serving Brother, silver and enamel, unnamed, slight enamel damage; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (4127 Pte., 30th Coy. 9th Imp. Yeo.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (4127 Pte., 30th Coy. 9th Imp. Yeo.), renamed; 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); Jubilee 1935; Efficiency Decoration, G.VI.R., 1st issue, India, reverse inscribed, ‘Maj. (Hony. Lt. Col.) F. T. Simpson, A.F. (Med. Corps) A.F.I.’, mounted court style for display, generally good very fine (10) £1400-1600

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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M.C. London Gazette 17 April 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 5 April 1916.

The date and unit on the reverse of the Military Cross suggest that it was an award for Kut-el-Amara.