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Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 377

(x) The mounted group of four miniature dress medals worn by Colonel F. Hammond, C.B., Punjab Cavalry

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Companion's badge, gold and enamel; Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Jowaki 1877-8; Afghanistan 1878-80, 2 clasps, Charasia, Kabul, mounted as worn upon conjoined riband buckle with gold retaining pin by Hunt & Roskell, nearly extremely fine (4)

Frederick Hammond was born on Guernsey in May 1840 and was appointed to the Honourable East India Company as Ensign in September 1856. He served in the 62nd Native Infantry from January 1857 and was present in operations in the Indian Mutiny, including the actions fought around Gugera. Transferring to the 5th Punjab Cavalry in 1870, he was promoted Major and served as Second-in-Command during the operations against the Jowaki Afridis, being mentioned in the despatches (London Gazette 6 October 1879, refers). Hammond was again mentioned in the despatches for the operations around Kabul and in the defence of Sherput, 10-23 December 1879, an action for which Captain Vousden was awarded the Victoria Cross. Promoted Colonel in March 1885, he was created C.B. in 1887 and returned to England on sick leave in November 1889 and died at Southampton in February 1892; sold with a comprehensive file of research, including copied photograph of the recipient.

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£250