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Auction: 17003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 493

(x) An American Military Order of the Dragon awarded to Colonel R. E. Picton, C.B.E., Royal Engineers

U.S.A., Military Order of the Dragon (Captain Reginald E. Picton Royal Engineers, No. 472), complete with 'Pagoda' top suspension clasp and frayed and original embroidered ribbon, good very fine

Reginald Ernest Picton, who was born on 26 December 1863, was commissioned in the Royal Engineers in January 1886. He was subsequently employed as a member of the Zaila Field Force in operations on the Somali Coast in 1890, and was present in the action at Hussain Zariba.

Having then been advanced to Captain, he witnessed further active service in the Boxer Rebellion in 1900, when he was present at the relief of Pekin and in the actions of Peitang and Yangtsun (Medal & clasp); he was variously employed as Adjutant R.E., Headquarters, and Garrison Engineer of Tartar City, in addition to services on the Line of Communications.

Picton appears to have served in India during the Great War and was awarded the C.B.E. (London Gazette 12 September 1919, refers), in addition to being mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 11 June 1920, refers). The Colonel died at Bramcote Lodge, Milton, Derbyshire on 2 January 1932; sold with copied research.


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