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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 555

An unusual M.S.M. group of eight awarded to Captain J. Brady, General List, late South Lancashire Regiment, East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles and Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry

India General Service 1895-1908, 3 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98, Samana 1897 (3580 Corpl. J. Brady. 2d. Bn. S. Lanca: Regt.); 1914-15 Star (Q.M. & Lieut. J. Brady.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Capt. J. Brady.); Delhi Durbar 1903; Delhi Durbar 1911; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (1st Cl: Sergt-Instr J. Brady E.I.R.Vol: Rifles.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (A-Sjt. Maj. J. Brady, I.U.L.), Star sometime silvered, very fine and a rare combination of awards (8)

Joseph Brady was born on 7 September 1873 - although he had also stated 26 November 1876 in order to enlist whilst underage - at Southport, Liverpool. Brady was educated in Liverpool and enlisted from the Militia into the South Lancashire Regiment on 7 November 1891. Having served on active service in India - which earned him a rather scarce I.G.S. named to his Regiment - he was transferred to the Punjab-Bengal Unattached List as a Staff Clerk in February 1902, a posting which lasted until October 1902. In August 1903, Brady was transferred to the Agra Volunteer Rifles as a 2nd Class Instructor and thence to the East Indian Railway Volunteer Rifles in May 1904, a position he held until December 1910, being awarded the L.S. & G.C. Medal as per Army Order 239 of 1910. Brady was discharged in December 1912 and returned to England.

He was made Quartermaster (Lieutenant) with the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry in October 1914 and served in France during the Great War, transferring to the General List on 22 March 1915. Promoted Captain on 23 October 1917, he was finally released on 28 February 1920. He was appointed Quartermaster (Captain) of the 5th Battalion, Manchester Regiment on 1 December 1924 and was retired on 7 September 1928; sold together with an Indian Volunteer Rifles silver prize Medal and copied research.

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Starting price
£700