Auction Catalogue

19 September 2003

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. To coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 725

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19 September 2003

Hammer Price:
£9,200

Army of India 1799-1826, 4 clasps, Asseerghur, Argaum, Gawilghur, Ava (Lieut. Coll. John Woulfe, 3rd Lt. Infy.) short hyphen reverse, officially impressed naming, good very fine and very rare £6000-7000

Ex Lawson Whalley Collection 1884, Hyde Greg Collection 1887, and Whittaker Collection 1890. Only 23 medals were issued with four clasps, just two with this combination. Approximately 48 clasps were issued to European recipients for Asseerghur.

John Woulfe was appointed a Cadet on the Madras Establishment, and arrived in India in 1799. He was immediately promoted to a Lieutenancy in the 11th Regiment, his commission dated 7 August 1799; Captain-Lieutenant 11 October 1804, and Captain of a Company 27 June 1805; Major by brevet 4 June 1814, and regimentally 19 June 1817. He served with the 1st Battalion, 11th Regiment in the Hyderabad subsidiary Force during the whole war against the Mahratta chieftains, from the beginning of 1803, until the middle of 1806, and was present at the sieges of Asseerghur, Gawilghur, and Julnah; and in the battle of Argaum, besides on several affairs of less importance. He was promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in 1824, and served with the 3rd Light Infantry during the war in Burma. Woulfe became Colonel of the 9th Madras Native Infantry in December 1831, was promoted to Major-General in 1838, and to Lieutenant-General in 1851, but died the same year at Cheltenham.