Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Brigadier-General F. W. S. Stanton, D.S.O., Royal Artillery

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. F. W. S. Stanton. No.1 By. 1st. Bde. N. Dn. R.A.); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Tirah 1897-98, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Captn. F. W. S. Stanton No.8 Mtn. By. R.A.) small area of erasure between surname and unit; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (Major F. W. S. Stanton. No.8 Mtn. B. R.G.A.) all medals polished and lacquered, good very fine (3) £700-£900

D.S.O. London Gazette 14 August 1908:
‘In recognition of services during the recent operations against the Zakka Khel and Mohmands.’

Frederick William Starkey Stanton was born on 2 August 1863, the son of Major-General F. S. Stanton, Royal Engineers, and was educated at Marlborough College and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on 14 February 1883, and served with the Burmese Expedition of 1886-87, and the Zhob Valley Expedition of 1890. Promoted Captain on 1 February 1892, he took part in the operations in Chitral with the Relief Force in 1895, and was present at the storming of the Malakand Pass, the passage of the Swat River, and the action at the Panjkora River. He subsequently served in the Tirah Campaign of 1897-98, and was present in the actions of Chagru Kotal and Dargai; at the capture of the Samphaga and Arhanga Passes; at the reconnaissance of the Saran Sar and the action on 9 November 1897; at the operations in the Waran Valley, including the action on 16 November 1897; and during the actions in the Bara Valley, 7-14 December 1897.

Promoted Major on 2 September 1901, Stanton subsequently served on the North West Frontier of India in 1908 during the operations in the Mohmand country, and was Mentioned in Despatches and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of his services against the Zakka Khel and the Mohmands. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel on 22 November 1911, and was advanced temporary Brigadier-General in 1915. He retired with the rank of honorary Brigadier-General on 5 December 1918.