Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Surgeon Captain J. McI. Falkiner, Assam Valley Light Horse and Royal Army Medical Corps

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Abor 1911-12 (Surgn. Capt. J. M. Falkiner Lakhimpur Bn. My. Police); 1914-15 Star (Lieut. J. M. Falkiner. R.A.M.C.); British War Medal (Capt. J. M. Falkiner.); Volunteer Force Long Service (India), G.V.R. (Surgn. Capt. J. McI. Falkiner. A.V. Lt. Horse); together with an unnamed Victory Medal 1914-19, good very fine (5) £500-£700

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

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Doctor John McIntyre Falkiner, F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., was first commissioned on 1 January 1905, as Medical Officer to the Assam Valley Light Horse, and was promoted to Captain in January 1908. He served in the Abor Expedition of 1911-12, and was mentioned in despatches for this campaign (London Gazette 16 July 1912): ‘Surgeon-Captain J. M. Falkiner, Assam Valley Light Horse, served as a Volunteer Medical Officer with the Ledum Column and Lakhimpur Military Police. He has served throughout without remuneration and I consider his services worthy of commendation.’