Auction Catalogue

30 March 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 612

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30 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£160

The miniature dress medal named to Lieutenant-Colonel S. H. Eden, Black Watch, C.M.G., D.S.O.

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. S. H. Eden, 1st Black Watch) contact marks, very fine £60-80

Schomberg Henley Eden, son of Henley Eden and grandson of the late Primate of Scotland, was born in Perth on 18 March 1873 and was educated at St Mark's School, Windsor. He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant, 1st Battalion the Black Watch, from the 3rd Royal Scots Militia on 24 March 1897; and was promoted Lieutenant, December 1899; Captain, June 1903; Major, February 1915; and Lieutenant Colonel commanding the 1st Battalion on 15 September 1920.

He served in the South African War and received the Queen's Medal with four clasps. He was posted to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, as a Company Officer, and later as Commanding a Company, September 1912-15th March 1915. In the Great War he was Staff Captain and Brigade Major, March-October 1915; D.A.A. and Q.M.G. 19th Division, October 1915-December 1916; A.A. and Q.M.G. 55th Division, December 1916-May 1919. For his services he was awarded the C.M.G. and D.S.O., was made a Brevet Lieutenant Colonel, 1 January 1918, and also received Belgian Order of the Crown, 5th Class, and Legion of Honour, 5th Class. In addition he was mentioned in despatches six times. Post-war he was employed as A.A. and Q.M.G., Rhine Armies, May 1919-June 1920. Placed on Half Pay in 1929, he died on 31 December 1934. With copied research including copied photograph of recipient in uniform.