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22 July 2016

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№ 19

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22 July 2016

Hammer Price:
£5,000

A fine Burma campaign Gold D.S.O. group of five awarded to Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel T. W. Patterson, Medical Staff

Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamels; Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Sur: Majr. T. W. Patterson. 1/8th R.A.); Egypt & Sudan 1882-89, 1 clasp, Suakin 1885 (Surgn. Maj: T. W. Patterson, Med: Staff.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Surgeon Major T. W. Patterson Medical Staff); Khedive’s Star 1884-6, unnamed, mounted as worn and contained in a contemporary fitted case, the lid embossed ‘Surg-Maj. T. W. Patterson’, extremely fine (5) £3000-3600

Sold with original Warrant and Statutes for the D.S.O., dated Windsor, First day of July 1887, together with accompanying letter for the same from the Secretary and Registrar.

D.S.O.
London Gazette 25 November 1887: ‘Thomas William Patterson, Surgeon-Major, Medical Staff. For operations in Burma.’

Thomas William Patterson was born in Donegal on 24 August 1844, son of Thomas Patterson, of Gortlee, Letterkenny. He joined the Army Medical Staff, 31 March 1866; served in Afghanistan 1879-80 (Medal); the Expedition against the Mahsud Waziris in 1881; the Expedition to Suakin in 1885 (Medal and Khedive’s Bronze Star); with the Upper Burma Field Force in 1886-88, as Senior Medical Officer 4th Brigade. For his services in this campaign he received the Frontier Medal, was mentioned in Despatches (
London Gazette 2 September 1887), and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order. The insignia were presented to him by the Queen. Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson retired on 5 June, 1889, and died at Ramelton on 2 September 1903.