Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Collar-Maker Sergeant Thompson Brooks, Royal Horse Artillery

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Cr. Mr. Thompson Brooks. No. & 7 Batty., 14th Bde. Ryl. Arty.) officially impressed naming; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (749 Collr. Mr. Sjt. T. Brooks D. Bde. R.H.A.); Meritorious Service Medal, E.VII.R. (Serjt: Clr: Mkr: T. Brooks. R.A.) the first with a few light contact marks, otherwise good very fine or better (3) £400-£500

M.S.M. awarded 1 January 1905, with £10 annuity.

Thompson Brooks was born in the Parish of Coleraine, County Londonderry, and attested for the Royal Artillery at Leith on 8 February 1856, aged 19 years 4 months, a collar and harness maker by trade. He served overseas in China for 11 months, and in the East Indies for 14 years 4 months. He was promoted to Corporal Collar-Maker in May 1861, and to Sergeant Collar Maker in January 1863. He transferred from 14 Brigade R.A. to ‘D’ Brigade Royal Horse Artillery on 1 April 1865, and served with that Brigade until 7 February 1877, when he was discharged at Newbridge. He was then in possession of Five Good Conduct Badges, China Medal, and Medal for Long Service & Good Conduct. He was awarded his M.S.M. in January 1905 with £10 annuity, but appears to have died sometime after 31 March 1906 and does not appear in the 1906-07 list of annuitants in Army Estimates. Sold with copied discharge papers and confirmation of China medal with 2 clasps.