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

The Hazara campaign medal to Major W. L. Greenstreet, R.E., Commanding Engineer on the 1891 Black Mountain Expedition

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891 (Major W. L. Greenstreet, R.E.) nearly extremely fine £350-400

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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William Lees Greenstreet was born on 28 November 1843, son of General John Greenstreet, Indian Army, veteran of the Second Mahratta and Nepaul wars for which he received a 6-clasp Army of India medal (Ritchie 2-5). Young William Greenstreet was first commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 18 October 1864. He served in India and was in command of the Royal Engineers on the Hazara Expedition of 1891, for which he received the medal with clasp and was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 20 October 1891). He served latterly with the Military Works Department, India, was promoted to Colonel in November 1896, and retired on the Indian Pension List on 28 November 1900.

Refs: Official Army Lists; Hart’s Army List, War Services.