Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

The Maiwand D.C.M. group of four awarded to Driver James Bishop, “E” Battery “B” Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery

(a) Distinguished Conduct Medal, V.R. (3426 Driv. J. Bishop, R.H.A.)

(b) Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (3426 Driv. J. Bishop, E. Batt. B. Bde. R.H.A.)

(c) India General Service 1854-94, 2 clasps, Chin-Lushai 1889-90, Burma 1889-92 (Sergt. J. Bishop, Comt. Dept.)

(d) Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (Sergt. J. Bishop, Comt. Transpt. Dept.) locally impressed naming and probably issued in India, the first two with contact wear, nearly very fine, otherwise good very fine
£6000-8000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals.

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D.C.M. recommendation submitted to the Queen 1 February 1881, award approved 5 March 1881: ‘For conspicuously gallant conduct during the action at Maiwand and subsequent retreat to Kandahar on 27th and 28th July last.’

For services in Afghanistan ‘E’ Battery R.H.A. received the special thanks of the Viceroy and Commander-in-Chief in General Orders, ‘and the following officers, non-commissioned officers, and men were decorated: Captain Slade, with a Companionship of the Bath; Sergeant Mulane and Gunner Collis, with the Victoria Cross; Sergeant-Major Paton, Quartermaster-Sergeant Munroe, Sergeant Burridge, Corporal Thorogood, Bombadier Payne, Gunner Tighe, Driver Bishop, and Trumpeter Jones, with the medal for distinguished conduct in the field’.

Refs: WO 100/54; WO 146/1; The Afghan Campaign of 1878-1880 (Shadbolt); Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1855-1909 (Abbott).