Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel P. W. Drake-Brockman, 5th Bengal Light Infantry, mentioned for services in China

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Captn: P. W. D. Brockman. 5th Bl. Lt. Infy.); China 1900, no clasp (Major P. W. Drake Brockman. 5th Bl. I.); Delhi Durbar 1911, unnamed; U.S.A., Military Order of the Dragon (Major P. Drake Brockman Dep. Ass’t Q.M. General No. 501) complete with Pagoda top suspension but lacking reverse pin and original embroidered silk ribbon, this a little distressed, otherwise good very fine (4)

Sold with a small gilt-framed rectangular portrait miniature in oils of the recipient in uniform, unsigned, 65 x 53mm. overall, fitted with loop for hanging and contained in original fitted case.

Percy William Drake-Brockman was born on 3 November 1863 and first commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 25 July 1882, and was appointed to the Indian Army on 17 June 1884. He served on the North West Frontier of India 1897-97, Mohmand (Medal with clasp); Tirah 1897-98, Tochi Brigade, Transport Officer to 2nd Brigade, Tochi Field Force (Clasp). China 1900, D.A.Q.M.G. Lines of Communication, China Field Force, commanding 4th Indian Cooly Corps (despatches London Gazette 13 September 1901; Medal). He was qualified in Persian, Russian and Urdu, and was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 6 March 1907. He ceased to be employed in July 1912 and died at Godstone, Surrey, on 19 May 1901.