Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Brown, 84th Punjabis

British War Medal (Capt.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21 (Maj., 84-Pjbs.) very fine (2) £80-100

Cecil Arthur Brown was born on 4 May 1882, and first commissioned on 8 May 1901. He was acting in command of the 1st Punjab Regiment (late 82nd Punjabis) from September 1918 to October 1919, and Lieutenant-Colonel in command of 5/1st Punjab Regiment from January 1926. He spoke Persian, Pashtu and Punjabi, and was qualified in rifle, machine-gun and equitation.