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Auction: 21002 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 44

China 1900, no clasp (Pte. W. F. Inglis. Shanghai Vols.), nearly extremely fine

William Fleming Inglis was born in 1862 at Bethnal Green, London, the son of John, an Engineer. By 1880 young Inglis was a Temporary Assistant at the Hong Kong Central School and soon after joined the staff of Jardine Matheson & Co., being at Swatow from 1884. Married at St John's Cathedral Hong Kong in December 1886, he was an Agent at Canton, reporting on silk filatures and infection.

Despite being born in London, Inglis was of Scottish lineage, and become an original member of the Shanghai Scottish Company, Shanghai Volunteer Corps. Having served during the Boxer Rebellion (Medal without clasp), Inglis was living at 91 Bubbling Well Road in 1904 and was Shipping Manager for Jardine's by 1910. Having attended the Annual Dinner of the Shanghai Scottish in November 1919, he retired soon after, with his wife sadly passing away on the journey home. Inglis settled in Northwood, Middlesex and died on 12 June 1928; sold together with copied research.

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Sold for
£900

Starting price
£190