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

The Second China War medal to Lieutenant G. F. Dowdeswell, 11th Bengal Cavalry (Probyn’s Horse)

China 1857-60, 2 clasps, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Lieut. G. F. Dowdeswell, 11th Bengal Cavy.) officially impressed naming, nearly extremely fine £400-500

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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George Francis Dowdeswell, H.M’s 89th Regiment, became Lieutenant on 26 February 1856, and was appointed one of twelve additional officers doing duty with the 1st Regiment of Sikh Irregular Cavalry (otherwise styled 11th Bengal Cavalry or Probyn’s Horse) on 9 February 1860, while on foreign service in China. Following the return of Probyn’s from China in early 1861, he remained with the corps after the reduction in establishment to seven regimental officers until January 1865. The Regimental Lists show that he was on leave in 1863 thus explaining his non participation in the Umbeyla campaign.

Ref: Probyn’s Horse Regimental Lists, 1857-1907 (NAM).