SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS
the rest of the party were imprisoned from the 2nd July to 12th September by the Rajah of Shahghur in a Fort where you suffered many privations and your health gave way. Eventually the whole party was sent to Saugor where you did garrison duties until February 1858… I am convinced that the preservation not only of your own life but of all the Europeans who accompanied you from Lullutpore was mainly owing to the love and respect the natives had for you and which gave you the influence you had over the Baupore Rajah and his followers during these perilous times. Colonel W. Maule Ramsey late Brigadier Commanding Gwalior Contingent… The only information I obtained was from Dr. O'Brien who had resided for some years at Lullutpore where he acted as Joint-Magistrate and consequently was well acquainted with the District and people... Captain Sale and Dr. O'Brien had gone on a little ahead of the remainder of us as we proceeded towards the Saugor Road. At the end of the Bazaar we were surrounded and taken prisoners by a party of the Rajah's men who took us towards Mussoorah near which place we were met by Doolaree Lal with a paper guaranteeing us protection which had been procured by Doctor O'Brien... Captain A. C. Gordon. Deputy Commissioned of Nursingpore.’
His Services in Ubique are given thus: ‘Arrived Saugor, 14 September 1857. Engaged with the rebels at Tendkhera, 12 January 1858. In medical charge of detachment under the command of Captain Sale 9th Native Infantry. Served with the Central India Field Force commanded by Sir Huge Rose from 18 February to 29 May 1858 with the 3rd Bombay Europeans. Present at the battle of Muddenpore and the battle of Betwa, the siege, storming and capture of Jhansi. In medical charge of the left wing at the battle of Koonch, the storm and capture of Loharee and the various actions before Calpee and the capture of that place. Disabled by sunstroke at Calpee. Thanked in the despatch of Colonel Gall H.M.’s 14th Light Dragoons, commanding at the storm of Loharee. Medal and Clasp.’
Although disabled by exhaustion O'Brien still had time to write a report assembled by Sir Hugh Rose regarding the deaths of so many men of the 71st Highlanders due to Coup-de-Soleil. The report discusses clothing, diet, water, grog and character, noting the ages of the men who died were between 22 and 32 years of age. One is noted as a ‘free liver,’ one as a ‘tolerably free liver’ and the rest ‘sober’.
O’Brien appointed F.R.C.S. in 1859 and was advanced to Surgeon on 15 November 1864. He retired from the service on 6 July 1866. In 1875 The Sir James Ranald Martin Prize was instituted. It was a memorial named in the honour of the man who advanced the science of tropical medicine and prompting sanitary reform in India and at home with the inestimable result of improving health and lowering the death-rate of soldiers in India. Among the committee was none other than Peter Joseph O'Brien., F.R.C.S. Honorary Secretary, his ever friend to the last. Surgeon Peter Joseph O'Brien died at St. Helier, Jersey, on 24 March 1882. His wife Alice continued to live in a guest house in Jersey and died a few years later.
Sold with two very comprehensive files of research. 273
INDIAN MUTINY 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Henry Campbell, 7th Husrs.) nearly extremely fine and unique to the regiment £500-600
Henry Campbell died in India on 14 November 1858. The regimental medal roll confirms both clasps and states: ‘Served with the 13th Co. of the 5th Battn. Royal Artillery previously to rejoining 7th Hussars, and was present with the Company at the Relief of Lucknow, and operations against it from 2nd to the 15th March, with the 7th Hussars from 3rd April 1858 to 1st October 1858, including the affairs of Baree, Sursee and action of Nawabgunge.’
In the Remarks column it states: ‘This man surrendered himself as a deserter from the 7th Hussars on 3rd April last - his name has also been returned by the Artillery for a medal and clasps.’ The roll then shows an abstract of awards to the 7th Hussars: Lucknow 435, No bar 106, Relief of Lucknow 1.
Campbell’s Battery was actually the 5/13th R.A. (not 13/5th as shown on the roll above) which arrived in India from China at Calcutta in September 1857. It would seem that for some reason Campbell was unable to join his regiment as expected and was posted as a deserter, but his circumstances must have proved ‘acceptable’ for him to have been able to join a battery of the Royal Artillery. This can be substantiated by the fact that when he eventually did rejoin the 7th Hussars at Lucknow in April 1858, far from being punished as a deserter, he was taken back on the strength, fought with the regiment for a further eight months and in doing so earned himself a unique award of the Indian Mutiny medal. Sold with relevant research.
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INDIANMUTINY 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (Davd. Booker, 53rd Regt.) minor edge bruise, otherwise very fine
£360-400
INDIAN MUTINY 1857-59, 2 clasps, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow (John Veitch, 93rd. Highlanders) edge bruise, good very fine
£400-500
John Veitch was born in 1836 and attested for the 93rd Highlanders at Cupar, Fife, having previously served in the Militia, in May 1855. He served with the 93rd (Sutherland) Highlanders in both the Crimea and in Indian during the Mutiny, and died in service on 14 October 1862.
Note: A Crimea Medal with single clasp for Sebastopol, privately engraved to John Veitch, 93rd Highlanders, sold at Bonham’s, Edinburgh, in April 2014.
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