The North West Frontier campaign medal to Assistant Surgeon A. M. Garden, Indian Medical Service, attached 2nd Punjab Cavalry

India General Service 1854-94, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Asst.-Surgn. A. M. Garden, 2nd Punjab Cvy.) extremely fine £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Ritchie Collection of H.E.I.C. and British India Medals.

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Archibald MacDonald Garden was born on 26 May 1832, son of Alexander Garden, M.D., and nephew of Colonel William Garden (see Lot 39). He qualified as M.R.C.S. in 1854 and was appointed Assistant Surgeon on 14 January 1855. He served on the North West Frontier with Sam Browne’s 2nd Punjab Cavalry, Punjab Irregular Force, in the expedition under Brigadier-General Neville Chamberlain (qv), in March 1857, against the Bozdars (Medal with clasp). Garden was appointed Surgeon in January 1867, becoming a Surgeon-Major in July 1873, and a Brigade-Surgeon in November 1879. From at least 1870 until his death, he held the appointment of Superintendent General of Vaccination in the Punjab. Brigade-Surgeon Garden died at Guildford on 17 December 1887.

Refs: Roll of the Indian Medical Service (Crawford); Quarterly Army List (Bengal); Ubique (Anderson).