Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Lieut. G. W. Manson, Dt. Ct. Oude Mily. Pol.) extremely fine £400-£500

George William Manson was born at Calcutta on 10 December 1830. Ensign, 11 December 1849; Lieutenant, 5 August 1854; Captain, 16 August 1865.

Lieutenant Manson was serving with the disaffected 34th Bengal Native Infantry at Barrackpore when on 29 March 1857, Sepoy Mangal Pandy attacked the Regimental Adjutant Lieutenant Baugh whilst on parade. Pandy was subsequently arrested, tried and hanged. The regiment was disbanded on 6 August 1857.

The following year he was appointed District Commandant of the Oudh Military Police. He was present at the engagement of Selimpore on 24 August 1858, and was mentioned in the despatch of Lieutenant Chamberlain who commanded the police. He joined Colonel Leith Hay’s column in December 1858. He was afterwards District Superintendent of Police at Mooltan and died there on 16 August 1865.