Auction Catalogue

28 March 2002

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals Including five Special Collections

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 941

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28 March 2002

Hammer Price:
£380

Pair: Major C. G. F. Edwards, 5th Punjab Cavalry

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Samana 1891 (Captain, 5th Punjab Cavy.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Captn., 5th Pjb. Cavy.) the second largely officially corrected, otherwise good very fine (2) £200-250

Charles Grant Franco Edwards was first commissioned into the Dorset Regiment on 13 August 1879. He was appointed to the Indian Staff Corps in October 1881, and to the 5th Punjab Cavalry on 6 November that year. He served in the 1st and 2nd Miranzai expeditions in 1891 (Medal with clasp), and in the Punjab Frontier operations of 1897-98 (Medal with clasp). He was promoted to Major on 13 August 1899, and Squadron Commander, 5th Punjab Cavalry.