Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Ghuznee 1839 (Capt. Cotgrave * 4th Troop H:A) contemporary engraved naming to edge, original suspension, very fine £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter.

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Thomas Eaton Cotgrave was born on 26 November 1803, and joined the Royal Navy in 1812. Was Midshipman in H.M.S. Superb at the bombardment of Algiers, 27 August 1816 (N.G.S. medal with clasp). Attended Addiscombe as a Cadet 1818-20, and was appointed 2nd Lieutenant in the Artillery on the Bombay Establishment, 19 December 1820, becoming Lieutenant on the following day; brevet Captain, 19 December 1835; Captain, 20 January 1839; brevet Major, 9 November 1846. Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion, November 1822 to January 1826; Brigade-Major of Artillery, December 1825 to June 1829; Brigade-Major of Artillery, Poona Division, 1829-30; Brigade-Major of Artillery, January 1830 to December 1834. Served in Sind and Afghanistan 1838-41, including siege and capture of Ghuznee, 23 July 1839 (Despatches London Gazette 3 October 1839; Medal). He was appointed officer Commanding Artillery, Northern Division, in 1851, and retired on 15 August 1852. Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel on 28 November 1854, and died at Banwell, Somerset, on 30 November 1886.