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Five: Colonel A. J. Luther, Royal Army Medical Corps, who was awarded the C.B. and three times Mentioned in Despatches for his service during the Great War
Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (Captain A. J. Luther R.A.M.C.) unit officially corrected; 1914 Star (Lt: Col: A. J. Luther R.A.M. C.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. A. J. Luther.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 1 clasp, Khartoum (Capt. A. J. Luther R.A.M.C.) good very fine (5)
£700-£900 C.B. London Gazette 1 January 1918:
‘For valuable services rendered in connection with Military operations in the Field.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915, 4 January 1917, and 24 December 1917
Anthony John Luther was born in Donnybrook, County Dublin, Ireland on 17 May 1864. He graduated as a Doctor of Medicine LRCSI in 1884 and LRCPI in 1885 and entered the Army Medical Service as Surgeon Captain on 27 July 1887. Serving in Malta, Crete, India, Ceylon, Egypt and the Sudan, he took part in the Nile Expedition of 1898, being present at the battle of Omdurman. Promoted Major on 27 July 1899 and Lieutenant-Colonel on 19 February 1912, he served during the Great War with the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front from 13 October 1914 as Deputy Director Medical Services XVI Corps. Promoted Brevet Colonel on 18 February 1915 and Colonel on 1 March 1915, he held his position at XVI Corps until 2 November 1915. He continued to serve in France but in March 1918 he was an in-patient at the Royal Military Hospital, Millbank, London suffering from headaches and migraines. For his services during the War, he was three times Mentioned in Despatches, promoted Brevet Colonel, and was created a Companion of the Order of the Bath on 1 January 1918. Retiring to North Wales in 1919, he ceased to be a member of the Reserve of Officers on reaching the age limit on 22 October 1921. Later residing in Farnham, Surrey, he died there on 11 December 1937.
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Three: Stoker Petty Officer Patrick Egan, Royal Navy
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, no clasp (P. Egan, Lg. Sto. 1st Cl., H.M.S. Magicienne); Africa General Service 1902 -56, 1 clasp, Jubaland (P. Egan, Lg. Sto. 1Cl., H.M.S. Magicienne.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
E.VII.R. (149196 Patrick Egan, Sto. P.O., H.M.S. Tamar.) very fine (3)
£400-£500
Patrick Egan was born on 24 December 1869, in the Parish of Middleton, County Cork. A labourer by trade he joined the Royal Navy on 3 June 1889, signing on for a period of 12 years and entering the Stoker branch. He joined Magicienne on 18 November 1897, receiving promotion to Leading Stoker 2nd Class in August 1899 and to 1st Class in September 1900. During his time in Magicienne he saw active service around the coast of Africa including the period October 1899 to November 1900 when she formed part of the Naval forces involved in the Boer War (Medal). From South Africa the ship moved northwards to Jubaland to assist in a punitive expedition following a local uprising (Medal with clasp). He received his L.S. & G.C. medal while serving on the China Station in H.M.S. Tamar at Hong Kong on 30 March 1908. He was pensioned to shore on 26 June 1911, and joined the Royal Fleet Reserve at Devonport on 16 July 1911. He does not appear to have been recalled for the Great War.
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