Orders, Decorations and Medals

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Lieut. Coll. H. S. Foord, Commg. Arty.) nearly extremely fine £550-650

Henry Stiles Foord was born in 1798, son of Edward Foord, Assistant Dock Master, East India Docks. Educated at Bluecoat School. Nominated for the H.E.I. Co. by Joseph Cotton at the recommendation of the Cadet’s father in 1813. Commissioned a Lieutenant Fireworker, Madras Artillery, in June 1817 and saw active service in the Third Mahratta (Pindari) War commanding a Brigade of guns under Lieutenant-Colonel Agnew, C.B., at Ryepoor, December 1818-April 1821. Promoted to Lieutenant in May 1819; Captain in January 1828; Brevet Major in November 1841; Major in July 1845; Lieutenant-Colonel in May 1849.

On the formation of the Burma Expedition in early 1852, Foord was appointed Commander of the Artillery, Madras Brigade, with D/2 M.A., D/3 M.A. and A/4 M.A. under his command. Reaching the mouth of the Salween with the rest of the Brigade in early April, he was disabled by sunstroke during the fighting for Rangoon on 12 April 1852. As a result he was evacuated to India but later returned to Burma and took part in capture of Prome on 9 October 1852. The List of Officers of the Madras Artillery states that Foord was repeatedly ‘Mentioned’ in official communiqués during the Second Burma Campaign. Foord was granted the brevet of Colonel on 28 November 1854. He died at Secunderabad on 4 November 1857, aged 50 years. With copied research.