Auction Catalogue

6 & 7 December 2017

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Lot

№ 988

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7 December 2017

Hammer Price:
£650

Four: Major G. Marchant, Indian Army, died of disease on 17 June 1919

1914 Star, with clasp (Capt. G. Marchant, 29/Lncrs.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Major G. Marchant.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Maj. G. Marchant, 43 Cavy.); Memorial Plaque (Godfrey Marchant) nearly extremely fine (5) £400-500

M.I.D. London Gazette 21 January 1919:
‘For services with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force during the period from 16th March, 1918, to 18th September, 1918’.
Godfrey Marchant was born on 17 July 1878. He was educated at Haileybury and commissioned into the Indian Army in January 1898 and later served with the 3rd Lancers. Promoted to Lieutenant in April 1901, he was appointed to the 29th Lancers (Deccan Horse). He passed Staff College and qualified in the school of musketry. In April 1907 he was promoted to Captain and served as Squadron Officer, based variously at Aurangabad, Mominabad, Sirur, Bolarum and Poona. During the Great War he served with the 29th Lancers in France and Egypt and was promoted to Major in September 1915. For his services with the Egypt Expeditionary Force, he was mentioned in Allenby’s despatches. Post-war he served with the 43rd Cavalry in India where he died of disease on 17 June 1919. He was buried in Kohat Cemetery and his name was additionally commemorated on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate). He is also commemorated in the Chapel of the Military College, Sandhurst.