Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s Chapel Stall Plate, gilded brass with engraved and painted image of a C.B. badge, inscribed ‘James Brodie Esquire, Lieutenant Colonel Commandant of the 18th Regiment of Native Infantry in the Service of the East India Company on the Madras Establishment Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath Nominated 26th December 1826’, 187 x 114mm., corners pierced for attachment, very fine £400-500

James Brodie was born at Carnbee, Fife, on 6 February 1782, son of Rev. Alex Brodie, Minister of Carnbee. Joined the Indian Army as Ensign in September 1797; Lieutenant, October 1798; Captain, April 1804; Major, June 1813; Lieutenant-Colonel, October 1818; Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, November 1825; Colonel, June 1829. Served in First Burma War 1824-26, commanded the 28th N.I. in Ava; expedition to Pegu, Rangoon, December 1824; Commanded a Brigade in operations at Prome (Simbike and Napadi) December 1826. Awarded the C.B. for these operations, December 1826. Colonel Brodie died at Dumfries on 18 June 1831.