Single Campaign Medals 428
The Indian Mutiny Medal awarded to Sir Raymond West, K.C.I.E., the noted Indian civil servant, judge and jurist, who was later acquainted with Florence Nightingale and M. K. Ghandi
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Raymond West. C.S.) naming officially re-impressed in a slightly later style, toned, nearly extremely fine
£300-£400
Medal authorised on 31 May 1872: ‘I am entitled to the Indian Mutiny medal as having served with Colonel McLean’s force in the Belgaum district, and on the Madras and Goanese frontiers in the year 1858.’ (L/MIL/5/93 Folio 43 refers)
Raymond West was born at Ballyloughrane, county Kerry, on 18 September 1832. He was educated at Queen’s College, Galway, and appointed to the Bombay Civil Service after the Open Competition of 1835, one of the second batch of so-called ‘competition-wallahs’. He arrived in India on 18 September 1856, and served in the Bombay Revenue and Judicial Departments as an Assistant Collector, Magistrate, Assistant Judge and Sessions Judge.
Officiating Under-Secretary to the Government in the Judicial and Political Departments and Acting Judge and Sessions Judge, Registrar of the High Court, Bombay, June 1863. Served on the Judicial Committee and Judge of the Sadar Court in Sind, June 1872. Judge of the High Court, Bombay, September 1873. On special duty as a member of the Law Committee, Calcutta, April to November
1879.Vice Chancellor of the University of Bombay, 12 November 1887. K.C.I.E., June 1888. Retired April 1892. Sir Raymond West died on 8 November 1911.
Sold with research including copies of letters from Florence Nightingale to Sir Raymond in support of his work on the Bombay Village Sanitation Bill, taken from Florence Nightingale on Social Change in India, collected works published by Wilfred Laurier University Press. Of interest in particular is a letter she wrote in January 1892 which closes, ‘It seems late to wish you a happy & successful New Year and many of them; nevertheless I do with all my heart.’ So, too, details of correspondence with M. K. Ghandi, thanking Sir Raymond for his support for the efforts being made to improve the circumstances of Indians living in South Africa: ‘The thought that so many distinguished men and heart and soul with us buoys us up and enables us to hope for better things though the cloud seems to be blackest.’
Another officially impressed medal is known. 429
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Dr. Saml. De Gratt.) nearly extremely fine Provenance: Captain R. C. Bentley Collection, Sotheby 1970.
£400-£500
‘Doctor Samuel De Gratt. Civil Assistant Surgeon. Hazereebad. Engaged Chuttra. Accompanied the troops to Chuttra and was in medical charge of the Seiks, was present under fire in the engagement of 2nd October 1857, proceeded with the Seiks to the village of Kuthoutea and was engaged in affording aid to the wounded.’ (Indian Mutiny medal roll L/MIL/5/86 Folios 44, 116 & 169 refer).
Note: The entries of the surname on the medal roll are all shown as De Gratt and the medal is so named. A search of the Surgeons Records (L/MIL/9/395 Folio 264) shows that the doctor’s correct surname was Delpratt. The confusion is easily understood when you view his extremely florid signature.
Samuel Delpratt was appointed Assistant Surgeon, 6 May 1854; Surgeon, 29 March 1866; Surgeon Major, 17 February 1875. He served with the Artillery; 1st Bengal Fusiliers; 3rd European Regiment; Civil Assistant Surgeon, Arrah, December 1854; 44th Regiment N.I.; served throughout the Sonthal campaign in medical charge of 13th, 31st & 42nd Regiments N.I.; Civil Assistant Surgeon, Hazaribagh, March 1856; Civil Assistant Surgeon, Kanchee, November 1865; 10th Madras N.I., 1865; Assistant Surgeon, Hazaribagh, September 1868.
‘The Ramgarh battalion, consisting of the two companies of the 8th Native Infantry at Hazaribagh, decided on the 30th July to start the mutiny from the evening of the following day. Captain Simpson, the District Commissioner, got the news of the actual hour fixed for the outbreak from one of his servants. The only safety lay in immediate flight. Captain Simpson, Dr Delpratt and Mr Liebart of Sitagarh hastily set out on foot towards Ichack which they reached at night fall. They were supplied with horses and after a few hours rest they set out for Bagodar.’ (Hazaribagh Old Records 1761-1878, by P. Choudhrey refers).
On the matter of an outbreak of Rinderpest ‘in the district of Hazeerbagh the Civil Surgeon Dr S. Delpratt reported that no remedy was known, and no medicine had been administered... sacrifices of goats to Kali and poojahs have been made, but without any favourable responses having been vouchsafed by the goddess.’
Doctor Samuel Delpratt died in England on 17 February 1875. 430
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (C. L. Haygarth,) good very fine Provenance: J. McPhail Massie Collection, Glendining’s, September 1961.
£200-£300
C. L. Haygarth was Superintendent of the Government Mail Cart Department at Agra and served with the Agra Militia Infantry (Medal). These initials are as per the medal roll but his correct initials were C. S.
When the official decision was made in 1861 to take a series of photographs for the book titled ‘The People of India’ normally amateurs, military and civil officers who had the necessary skills carried out this work, and were not paid for it. At Bharatpur the political agent was unable to find a suitably skilled individual and the task was carried out by Shepherd & Robertson of Agra, the only time that commercial photographers were commissioned. In Gwalior Captain Staden, who was an amateur photographer, had recently left the station and thus Mr Haygarth made his own offer to Major Meade, in temporary charge of the Gwalior Agency. Meade reported:
‘I addressed the only other available Photographer in the neighbourhood, Mr Haygarth, Inspector of Mails on the Agra Bombay Line, who has intimated his readiness to undertake the work.’
Haygarth’s suggestion that he undertake the work ‘on the terms customary with professional photographers’ was met with a swift response to halt all photography on such ‘preposterous terms.’
Haygarth died at Ghazipore on 16 May 1902, late Superintendent of Post Offices, retired, aged 72. 431
‘J. Robinson. Chief Engineer’s Office, Agra. - Agra Militia Infantry.’ (Indian Mutiny medal roll L/MIL/5/86 Folios 102 & 209 refer) Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (J. Robinson.) light erasure over final letter of naming, otherwise good very fine
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