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Auction: 26001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 280

The superb C.B., C.I.E., D.S.O. group of eight miniature dress medals worn by Colonel C. H. D. Ryder, Royal Engineers, Surveyor General of India

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, gold and enamel, with top suspension bar; Distinguished Service Order, E.VII.R., gold and enamel; China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin; Tibet 1903-04, 1 clasp, Gyantse; British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves; Coronation 1902, silver issue, mounted ordinary style for wear, some wear to ribands, all very fine (8)

C.B. London Gazette 2 June 1922.

C.I.E. London Gazette 3 June 1915.

D.S.O. London Gazette 5 September 1905.

M.I.D. London Gazette 14 May 1901; 13 December 1904.

Charles Henry Dudley Ryder was born on 28 June 1868 and was the seventh son of Colonel Spencer Dudley Ryder and Julia Ryder. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Royal Military Academy Woolwich, where he received a commission into the Royal Engineers on 12 May 1886. A mere three months later Ryder was promoted Lieutenant in July and by the end of the year had been promoted Captain.

Ryder served with the China Field Force in 1900 and was present at the Relief of Pekin and later mentioned in dispatches in May 1901 for his services during action at Peitsang and Yangtsun. He next served with the Tibet Mission of 1903-04 as Survey Officer during the action at Niani, taking part in the operation at and around Gyantse and march to Lhassa, earning him another 'mention' in December 1904. A few months later in March 1905, Ryder was promoted Major and awarded the Distinguished Service Order for 'recognition of services with the Tibet Mission Escort'.

After this Ryder was promoted Lieutenant Colonel in July 1913 and not before long the outbreak of the Great War saw Ryder in the middle of the action. In June 1915, Ryder was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire thanks to his work as Deputy Superintendent of Survey of India as well as his taking charge of the Turco-Persian Frontier Commission. The latter half of his war was spent with the Mesopotamian Field Force, later promoted to Deputy Director of Surveys M.E.F. on 1 May 1918 - 14 Feburary 1919. From 1919 onwards, Ryder returned to India and held appointment of Surveyer-General of India. He was rewarded for his service upon his appointment as Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1922 and he later retired in 1924.

In 1892, Ryder married Ida Josephine Greigg and they had six children together. His two eldest sons were killed in action in the Second World War and his youngest son, Robert Ryder, was a Royal Navy officer who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during an attack on the German Naval Base at St. Nazaire on 28 March 1942.

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Estimate
£600 to £800

Starting price
£600