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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 574

(x) An impressive Great War Mesopotamia operations C.M.G. group of ten awarded to Brigadier-General L. N. Beatty, Indian Army, a cousin of Beatty of Jutland fame

The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.), Companion's neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (Lt. L. N. Beatty, 1/Bom. Lan.); India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (Lt. L. N. Beatty, 1/Bo. Lcrs.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Somaliland 1902-04 (Capt. L. N. Beatty, 31st Lancers); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf (Brig. Gen. L. N. Beatty); Delhi Durbar 1903; France, Legion of Honour, 4th class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel; France, Croix de Guerre 1914-1918; Khedive's Sudan 1896-1910, no clasp (Lieut. L. N. Beatty, 1st Bo. Lcrs.), enamel damage to the Legion of Honour, cleaned and lacquered, otherwise generally very fine or better (10)

C.M.G. London Gazette 22 March 1919.

Lionel Nicholson Beatty was born on 4 May 1867, the son of Surgeon-General Thomas Berkeley Beatty of the Indian Medical Service. In common with his younger brother, Guy, he was educated at Charterhouse; later Major-General Sir Guy Beatty, K.B.E., C.B., C.S.I., C.M.G., D.S.O. (1870-1954).

Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Worcestershire Regiment in May 1887, young Lionel transferred to the Indian Army in November 1889 and gained an appointment in the 1st Bombay Lancers. He first witnessed active service in the Dongola Expedition in the Sudan in 1896 (Queen's Medal; Khedive's Medal), quickly followed by like services on the Punjab Frontier, at Bunar and with the Tirah Field Force in the Bazar Valley operations of 1897-98 (Medal & 2 clasps). He was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 7 June 1898, refers).

Having then gained advancement to Captain, he saw further action in the Somaliland operations of 1903-04, when he commanded the 11th Somali Camel Corps and acted as a Special Service Officer (Medal & clasp). He was again mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 2 September 1904, refers).

Advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1912, Beatty was serving as Commandant of the 31st Duke of Connaught's Own Lancers - formerly 1st Bombay Lancers - on the outbreak of the Great War. He subsequently witnessed active service in Aden, France and Mesopotamia and was advanced to Brigadier-General in November 1917. In addition to his resultant award of the C.M.G., he was twice mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 7 April 1919, refers; two entries), and awarded the French Legion of Honour, 4th class and Croix de Guerre.

The General died on 14 October 1929.


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