CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 837
Pair: Captain H. J. Frampton, 50th Regiment PUNNIAR STAR 1843 (Lieutt. H. J. Frampton, Her Ms. 50th Regt.) replacement silver straight bar suspension; CRIMEA 1854-56, 3 clasps, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol (Capt. I. I. Frampton, 50th Regt.) contemporary engraved naming, note variation in initials, both with silver brooch bars, good very fine (2)
£1000-1200
Heathfield James Frampton was present with the 50th Regiment in the battle of Punniar 1843 (Star). Serving in the 1st Sikh War, he was present at the battles of Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur and Aliwal (Medal with two clasps). In the latter battle he was dangerously wounded which resulted in the amputation of an arm. He served in the Eastern Campaign, serving at Alma and Inkermann - being wounded in the latter battle. He was taken prisoner in the trenches before Sebastopol on 22 December 1854. For his services he was awarded the Medal with three clasps, the Turkish medal and the French Legion of Honour 5th Class.
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Four: Private F. Parrott, 80th Regiment
SUTLEJ 1845-46, for Moodkee 1845, 2 clasps, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (Drumr. Frederick Parrott, 80th Regt.) attempted erasure of rank; INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, 1 clasp, Pegu (Dr. Fredk. Parrott, 80th Regt.) correction to rank; INDIAN MUTINY 1857-59, no clasp (Fredk. Parrott, 80th Regt.); ARMY L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (1526 Fredk. Parrott, 80th Regt.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4)
£1000-1200
Frederick Parrott was an Army “Brat” who became a Drummer in the 80th Foot aged fourteen on the death of his Father, Sergeant Ambrose Parrott of the West Kent Militia. His father died suddenly on 14 October 1838, aged 44 years, leaving his wife with the responsibility of caring for the children; so it was decided that Frederick should join the Army. This he did, and two weeks later, on 29 October, aged 14 years and 4 months he travelled from Maidstone to Rochester to enlist. At that time the 80th Foot, later the South Staffordshire Regiment was stationed at nearby Chatham and so this was the Regiment he joined, as a Boy Drummer. His enlistment must have been a great relief to his Mother, as a year before in July 1837 Frederick’s elder brother Edwin, when only seventeen, had been convicted and transported as a convict to New South Wales, Australia!
Frederick Parrott was to serve for twenty one years in the 80th Foot; was never court-martialled; was five times entered in the Regimental Defaulters Book,; earned five good conduct badges and qualified for four medals. He was to travel all over the world, and take part in four major and bloody battles in which the 80th Foot earned Battle Honours to display with pride on their colours and drums. By strange coincidence his first overseas posting was to join his Regiment in Australia. They had gone there to escort convicts and were stationed in Windsor, New South Wales. Their duties at this time were, as the Regimental History puts it “Engaged in the not very congenial task of suppressing convict riots”. (One wonder whether he met his Brother Edwin!)
In 1840 he left Australia and went with his Regiment to New Zealand where he served until 1845 when, suddenly, the 80th were posted to Agra in India to take part in the Sikh War. His first action was at the Battle of Moodkee. It was a bloody bayonet battle in which two of his fellow drummers were killed and two wounded, one so severely he had to be invalided back to England. At the next battle of Ferozashah, the 80th were at the head of the advancing British column when they were stopped by artillery fire. The Commander in Chief rode up and spoke to them “My lads we will have no sleep until we have those guns” The 80th fixed bayonets charged and captured the guns. Then with good discipline reformed at the head of the Column and marched past the Commander in Chief who commented, “Plucky dogs, we cannot but win with such men as these”. In the final battle of the war, at Sobraon, the 80th were part of Sir Robert Dick’s Division tasked to secure the entrenchments. It was another fierce affair using the bayonet, in which Sir Robert Dick was killed and the British suffered 2,500 casualties. For the part they played in the war the 80th added three Battle Honours to the Colours of the Regiment: ‘Moodkee’, ‘Ferozeshah’ and ‘Sobraon’.
After a period stationed in India, the 80th were off again, called to arms and posted to take part in the developing war in Burma. Under command of Lt. Colonel G. Hutchinson they took part in the storming and capture of the Grand Dragon Pagoda in Rangoon, which meant crossing 800 yards of open ground under heavy fire and clearing the gunners manning the walls using the bayonet. The 80th then boarded HMS Enterprise and sailed up river to take part in the capture of Prome. It was another battle where the 80th advanced with their bayonets and, as their Commanding General, General Goodwin, later said “Most gallantly drove the enemy out of their position”. After further engagements including Dinebaw, the Regiment was posted back first to Calcutta and then in 1854 on home to Chatham having been granted another battle honour for their bravery in Burma - ‘Pegu’.
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