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Auction: 6025 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 237

An 1882 Egypt ´Tel-El-Kebir´ C.B. in a Scarce Combination Group of Six to Major-General C.E. Webber, Royal Engineers, Mentioned Three Times For His Gallantry and Distinguished Service During the ´Central India´ Operations of the Indian Mutiny, Noted and Mentioned For His Services in the Zulu War 1879 and in Egypt 1882, Later Became Co-Founder of the Institution of Electrical Engineers a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion´s (C.B.) breast Badge, gold (Hallmarks for London 1881) and enamel, minor white enamel damage, with integral gold riband buckle b) Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one clasp, Central India (Lieut. C.E. Webber, Royal Engrs.) c) South Africa 1877-79, one clasp, 1879 (Lt. Col: C.E. Webber. R.E.) d) Egypt 1882-89, dated, two clasps, Tel-El-Kebir, The Nile 1884-85 (Lt. Col: C.E. Webber. R.E.) e) Turkey, Order of the Medjidieh, Third Class neck Badge, silver, gold, and enamel f) Khedive´s Star 1882, toned, nearly extremely fine, awards for breast wear mounted as originally worn (6) Estimate £ 6,500-7,000C.B. London Gazette 17.11.1882 Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Edmund Webber, Royal Engineers Major-General Charles Edmund Webber, C.B. (1833-1904); passed through the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich; Lieutenant Royal Engineers, 1855; served throughout the campaign of 1858 in Central India under Sir Hugh Rose, and was present at the siege and storming of Chandaree, and was in charge of the only successful ladder party at the escalade of the Jhansie, where he was one of the officers who led the assault; also present at the actions of Betwa, Koonch, Goolowlee and before and the subsequent capture of Calpee; present in the pursuit of Tantia Topee and Feroze and Shar (Three times Mentioned in Despatches, including twice in those of Brigadier Stuart, Commanding 1st Brigade Central India Field Force, London Gazette 17.7.1858 and 28.7.1858); Captain 1862; Major 1872; accompanied Sir G. Wolseley to South Africa on special service May 1879, and served to the end of the war as Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General of the Western Lines of Communication (praised for his services in a letter from Wolseley, dated 29.12.1879); served in a similar capacity in the Transvaal during the operations against Sekukuni; Lieutenant-Colonel 1880; Colonel 1884; served in Egypt as Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General at Headquarters in charge of Telegraph Lines and was present at the Battle of Tel-El-Kebir (C.B.; Mentioned in Sir Garnet Wolseley´s Despatches, London Gazette 2.11.1882; Order of Medjidieh, 3rd class, London Gazette 17.11.1882); wounded by a shell explosion at the fire of Cairo Railway Station (Papers refer); retired Honorary Major-General 1885; co-founder with Sir F. Bolton of the Institution of Electrical Engineers.

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