SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 116
INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95 (2), 1 clasp, Waziristan 1894-5 (506 Sepoy Lehnu, 4th Punjab Infy.); another, 2 clasps, Samana 1891, Waziristan 1894-5 (4600 Sepoy Bir Singh, 2nd Punjab Infy.) suspension refitted, contact marks, fine and better (2)
£180-220 117 118 INDIAN MUTINY 1857-59, no clasp (Mark Perry, 1st Bn. 13th Lt. Infy.) very fine
INDIAN MUTINY 1857-59, no clasp (Alexr. Ferris, 54th Regt.) contact marks, therefore very fine Alexander Ferris was a survivor of the Sarah Sands disaster.
£180-220 £400-500
The Sarah Sands, bound for India, with 368 officers and men of the 54th Regiment, together with women and children, a total complement of some 500 persons including the ships crew, sailed from Portsmouth on 15 August, 1857. During the course of the voyage the crew became mutinous and many of them were locked in irons below deck. On 7 November a squall carried away the foremost of the vessel's four masts but on the 11th a more serious disaster occurred when a fire broke out. The women and children were lowered in the boats to safety whilst the mutinous sailors deserted in the ship's long boat. The gallantry of the 54th, together with the petty officers and engineers who had remained on board, in fighting the fire and the subsequent powder explosion is a matter of record. Without loss of life, the Sarah Sands reached Port Louis, Mauritius, after being adrift for 12 days. Many soldiers had been terribly burned, their uniforms having been almost scorched from their bodies by the intense heat and flames of the fire. Of the original strength of the 54th only 151 remained fit enough to proceed to India and earn the medal for service during the Mutiny. Private Alexander Ferris, from Donaghadee, County Down, was one of this number, and continued to serve with the 54th until his discharge in May, 1876. He was also awarded the medal for long service and good conduct.
Sold with copied discharge papers. 119
The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Sir Robert H. Davies, K.C.S.I., C.I.E., Indian Civil Service, Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab 1871-77
INDIAN MUTINY 1857-59, no clasp (R. H. Davies. Civil Service) together with companion miniature medal, very fine (2) £1200-1500
Robert Henry Davies was born in London in 1824, the second son of Sir David Davies, K.C.H., physician to King William IV and Queen Adelaide. He was educated at Charterhouse and Haileybury (1841-43), and afterwards entered the Indian Civil Service, being posted to the North West Provinces where he served as an Assistant to the Commissioner of the Sutlej Territory and as Settlement Officer of the Lahore District.
It was during the time that he held office at Lahore (1857-58) that the Indian Mutiny broke out, and he saw military service with the Benares Division. He was besieged for some time at Azimgharh and participated in the pursuit of Kooer Singh. His steady conduct was noted by those in high authority (twice mentioned in official despatches) and his ability to govern and handle men was rewarded in due course (Medal). In 1859 he was appointed Secretary to the Punjab Government, and six years later he became Financial Commissioner in the Province of Oudh, and from 1865 to 1871 he served as Chief Commissioner. From this time until his retirement in 1877 he was Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab.
In recognition of his public service he was made C.S.I. in December 1868, and K.C.S.I. in June 1874. Upon his retirement in 1878 he was granted a civil annuity and made one of the first Companions of the newly instituted Order of the Indian Empire. From 1887 to 1895 Sir Robert held membership on the Council of State for India. On the death of his father in 1865, he inherited the Rhosybedw estate in Cardiganshire, the management of which he largely entrusted to his father-in- law, the Rev. Joshua Cautley. Sir Robert Davies died at Halebourne, Chobham, on 23 August 1902, and was buried at Thorney, Peterborough.
See Lot 553 for Sir Robert’s Order of the Indian Empire insignia.
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