Single Campaign Medals
His mother attempted to be cheerful but broke down after his father had left. He ran off to his uncle who had his gun on the ramparts. With all the intense excitement nobody paid any attention to him so he climbed the ramparts to watch the battle. All he could see from the corner of an embrasure were clouds of dust and smoke and the continuous roar of artillery. Two officers in dark uniforms came to the ramparts with telescopes and stood in the embrasure next to his. “My God,” said the elder, “why doesn't ______ go for them; their artillery will knock ours into a cocked hat.” Their excitement increased and there was much strong language, until a faint rattle of musketry could be heard between the gun reports. “At last,” swore the elder, ”but probably too late!” Frederick’s presence was noticed and he was told to run away home.
The whole of the Agra Fort residents were in the open square where he found his mother carrying his small brother and sobbing quietly. Nothing he said would console her. He therefore ran back to the ramparts where the big gun was being prepared. Tempers were running short and Ihewas again observed and sternly sent away with a flea in his ear. He went home disconsolately. Near to the gateway he saw clouds of dust and and running to it witnessed the arrival of our defeated army. First came the rabble of camp followers and then a line of Doolies with a wounded man in each; two or three of their faces remained photographed in his memory, especially one handsome, powerful young man, with his open chest covered in blood and many scattered black spots within a circle of ten inches (shot at close range by a charge of slugs). Another with side whiskers had a blackened mouth and sightless eyes and a burnt-up look. Both had drawn, set faces.
His general impression was one of dust, sweat and bloody bandages and above all ‘hurry.’ His friendly ‘Tommy’ spat and swore, “poor beggars, blown up with their own powder; cut and run you little ooloo (owl) or the Baghis will get you.” But he stood his ground and held on to his empty bayonet sheath.
The line of Doolies was long and followed by another disorderly rabble of dirty sweating men on foot. Many were wounded, slouched and limped with arms in slings and bloody bandages. Desperate for water his old ‘Tommy’ produced sympathetic strong language and water in buckets. Some troops then came along marching more or less in order, sweating but worn out. Afterwards there appeared a very disreputable crowd with open necks, blackened faces and such fierce looks that he thought these must be the rebels themselves. Panic stricken he shouted “Baghis” and ran for his life until he reached home and clasped his mother's knee, crying “the Baghis have come!” The servants screamed and ran but his mother and the weeping women kept their heads and smiled as all eyes were on a small company of blackened armed men that marched into the square and were dismissed. “There they are” he shouted as he recognised the authors of his panic but was dumbfounded to see one of the dirtiest villains come to their quarters and stagger into a chair, flinging his musket into a corner and calling for a drink! It was his father with his right hand a lump of bloody bandages. He had been shot in the thumb.
The siege of Agra was lifted on 2 October 1857, when a moveable column led by Brigadier Greathead fought and defeated the rebels close to Agra. Frederick describes how they left Agra Fort and travelled by ‘bullock bandy’ to Cawnpore, where they visited the site of the massacre and then travelled to Allahabad where the family would live for many years.
George William Bagley was to have 3 further children, Arthur Herbert, 1859; Eliza Catherine, 1860; and Sophie Theodora, 1862. His wife Sophie Theresa died on 31 October 1863, and on 25 April 1868, aged 46, he married Sophie Caroline née Williams. In 1864 G. W. Bagley wrote A Companion to the Civil Paymaster's manual North-West Provinces (IOR/V/27/301/405). In 1870 he is shown as Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner of paper money in Allahabad, eventually rising to become the Assistant Accountant General, N.W.P. He retired to Nagpur, where he died on 4 August 1907, aged 86. His son, Frederick Robert Bagley, became one of India's leading railway engineers working throughout the sub-continent. On retirement he returned to England and acted as a consultant to the British Government on all things railways.
Sold with comprehensive research including a compact disc containing a full scan of A Small Boy in the Indian Mutiny, from Blackwood's Magazine.
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Defence of Lucknow (J. Kelly, 32nd. L.I.) initial unofficially corrected, contact marks, very fine
£400-£500
Two Private J. Kelly’s in the 32nd Foot appear on the latest published medal roll, both entitled to the Defence of Lucknow clasp, one of whom was killed in action at Chinhut on 30 June 1857, and the other of whom died on 31 July 1857.
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Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Relief of Lucknow (J. Atkins, 90th. Lt. Inf.) fitted with a replacement suspension post, edge bruising and heavy contact marks, polished, therefore fine
£180-£220
Joseph Atkins served with the 90th Foot (Perthshire Volunteers) in Oude between 19 September 1857 and 15 October 1858. Sold with copied medal roll extract.
454 455 x456
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Driver Chas. Carter, F Tp. R.H. Arty.) suspension claw re-affixed, polished and worn in parts, edge bruise, nearly very fine
£240-£280 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (J. Buttell, 1st Bn. 20th Regt.) good very fine Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Serjt. T. Cope, 38th. Regt.) edge bruising, nearly very fine £200-£260 £260-£300
Thomas Cope attested for the 38th (South Staffordshire) Regiment of Foot, and served with them in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny. He was discharged on 16 June 1859.
457 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (John White, 2nd. Bn. Rifle Bde.) contact marks, nearly very fine £200-£240
Three men with the name John White, of the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade, appear on the latest publish roll, all for the single clasp Lucknow.
458 Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Central India (Sapper Chas. Bigley, Royal Engrs.) good very fine For the Crimea Medal awarded to the recipient’s brother, see Lot 430.
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Charles Bigley was born in Leicester in 1833 and served with the 21st Company, Royal Engineers in India during the Great Sepoy Mutiny. He died in Leicester in 1897.
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