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Auction: 19002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 363

A rare gold 'Burma 1887' D.S.O. group of six awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Wright, Indian Medical Service, who served variously in no less than four campaigns

Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamel, top riband bar adapted for mounting; Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kandahar (Surgn F. W. Wright. M.B. 45th Ben: N.I.); Kabul to Kandahar Star 1880 (Surgeon F. W. Wright 3rd Sikh Infantry); India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 (Surgn Major F. W. Wright 33rd Bl. Infy); China 1900, no clasp (Lt Coll F. W. Wright M.B., D.S.O., I.M.S.); India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1901-2 (Lt Col: F. W. Wright. D.S.O. I.M.S.), light contact marks, very fine and a rare combination (6)

D.S.O. London Gazette 25 November 1887.

Frederick William Wright was born on 7 December 1850, the son of Robert Wright, the land agent at Thorpe, Norfolk. Educated at Edinburgh, Wright qualified M.B. and C.M. in 1872, entering the Bengal Medical Service in April 1873. Seeing active service in Afghanistan, initially with the 19th Bengal Lancers (Fane's Horse) for the operations around Kandahar, he then joined the Native Base Hospital. Placed in Medical Command of the 45th Sikhs from August 1879-August 1880, he was present at Jagdalak and Charasia, before taking Medical Command of the 3rd Sikhs from August 1880 through to the end of the operations. Having completed the march from Kabul to Kandahar (Medal & clasp), he was also present in the Marri Expedition.

Promoted Surgeon-Major in April 1885, Wright served with the 3rd and 4th Brigade during the Third Burmese War, finishing the campaign with a D.S.O. and a 'mention' (London Gazette 2 September 1887, refers). Advanced Lieutenant-Colonel in April 1893, further field service followed in China, 1900 with the British Contingent (Medal) and Waziristan, 1901-02 (Medal & clasp). Taking retirement on 7 December 1905, he married in 1914, came into a good service pension in 1919 and died at Bournemouth on 9 September 1927.

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