Auction Catalogue

23 June 2005

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1176

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23 June 2005

Hammer Price:
£800

A C.B. group of three to Major-General C. F. Hughes, Indian Staff Corps

The Most Honourable Order of The Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, hallmarks for London 1896, complete with silver-gilt buckle on ribbon; Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Ahmed Khel (Major, Prin. Com. Officer); India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (Major, Bo. S.C.), first clasp without top lugs, second clasp loose, good very fine and better (3) £1200-1400

Charles Frederick Hughes was born 19 March 1844, the son of W. S. P. Hughes of Worcester and was educated at Cheltenham College, 1853-59, and Addiscombe, 1860-61. He was first commissioned into the Bombay Army on 7 June 1861 and was appointed to the Indian Staff Corps in 1864. Promoted Captain in 1873, his first active service was against the Foodhlee Arabs, 1865-66, for which he was mentioned in despatches (G.G.O. 98 of 1866). In the Afghan War of 1878-80 he was present at the battle of Ahmed Khel, received the brevet of Major and was again mentioned in despatches (G.G.O. 74 and G.O.G.I. 326 of 1880). In the Burma War of 1886-87 he received the brevet of Colonel and was again mentioned in despatches (G.O.G. 339 of 1887). Hughes was Commissary General of the armies of Bombay, Madras and Bengal in succession, 1890-95. In 1897 he was awarded the C.B. and attained the rank of Major-General on 21 February 1900. Retiring from the army in 1903, he died on 3 February 1932.