Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel J. M. A. Retallick, Indian Army

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Lt., 45th Ben. N.I.); China 1900, no clasp (Lt. Col., 45/Sikh Inf.) minor contact marks, good very fine (2) £500-550

John Mark Anthony Retallick was born on 13 November 1857. Commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant in the 25th Foot in September 1875, he was appointed a Lieutenant in the Bengal Staff Corps in November 1879. He served in the Afghan Campaign 1878-80, firstly with the 25th Foot in the operations in the Bazar Valley, and then with the 45th Bengal Native Infantry in the actions with the Ghilzais at and near Jagdalakand and in the action at Chihildakhteran. For his services he was mentioned in despatches. Retallick was promoted to Captain in September 1886; Major in September 1895; Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1897 and was confirmed in that rank in September 1901. With the 45th Bengal N.I. he served in the Zhob Valley Expedition, 1884. He was attached to the Hong Kong Regiment in 1891 and was appointed Commandant with the rank of Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1897. As such he served in the China Campaign of 1900 and was mentioned in the despatches of Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Gaselee, K.C.B., as having done ‘useful work on the Paotingfu Expedition’ (London Gazette 14 May 1901). Lieutenant-Colonel Retallick retired from the Hong Kong Regiment and the Indian Army in 1904. With copied gazette extracts and other research.