Auction Catalogue

13 December 2007

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 756

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£1,500

Four: Major G. Marchant, Indian Army

1914 Star, with clasp
(Capt., 29/Lncrs.), M.I.D. emblem on ribbon; British War and Victory Medals (Major); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Maj., 43 Cavy.); Memorial Plaque (Godfrey Marchant) nearly extremely fine (5) £600-700

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 January 1919. (Egyptian Expeditionary Force) ‘... services during the period from 16th March, 1918, to 18th September, 1918’. ‘Major, 29th Lancers’.

Godrey Marchant was born on 17 July 1878. He was commissioned into the Indian Army in January 1898 and later served with the 3rd Lancers. Promoted to Lieutenant in April 1901, he was appointed to the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse). He passed Staff College and qualified in the school of musketry. In April 1907 he was promoted to Captain and served as Squadron Officer, based variously at Aurangabad, Mominabad, Sirur, Bolarum and Poona. During the Great War he served with the 29th Lancers in France and Egypt and was promoted to Major in September 1915. For his services with the Egypt Expeditionary Force, he was mentioned in Allenby’s despatches. Post-war he served with the 43rd Cavalry in India where he died of disease on 17 June 1919. He was buried in Kohat Cemetery and his name was additionally commemorated on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate). Sold with some copied research.