Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Lieutenant-Colonel J. Osburne, Royal Army Medical Corps

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 3 clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, Suakin 1885, Tofrek (Surgeon, A.M. Dept.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (Lt. Col., R.A.M.C.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, mounted for wear, minor edge bruising and pitting, very fine and better (3) £600-700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Medical Services formed by Colonel D.G.B. Riddick.

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John Osburne was born on 31 July 1856.

He entered the Army as a Surgeon, afterwards Surgeon-Captain on 5 February 1881, was promoted to Surgeon-Major in February 1893 and attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1901.

Placed on Retired Pay in January 1902 but employed when on Retired List at Galway, 1904-16.