The Indian Mutiny medal to Captain F. W. Dobree, Golconda Local Corps

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Capt. F. W. Dobree, Golconda Local Corps) good very fine £400-500

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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Frederick William Dobree, the son of Daniel Dobree, was born at St Peter Port, Guernsey, on 1 September 1831, and was educated at St Elizabeth College, Guernsey, and Addiscombe. He was commissioned Ensign in the Madras Army on 13 June 1831 and was directed to do duty with the 9th Madras N.I. and, in March 1852, with the 50th Madras N.I. A month later he was posted to the 43rd Madras N.I.

During the Mutiny of the Bengal Army in 1857, Lieutenant Dobree was on secondment as Adjutant to the Golcondah Sebundies, a local corps of militia, or imperfectly disciplined troops, for revenue or police duties, and received the thanks of the Governor for his help in quelling the disturbances in the hill tracts of the Golcondah Zamindary. He subsequently served with the Sappers and Miners and was D.A.A.G., Northern District. He transferred to the Staff Corps, and was promoted Captain in 1866. Frederick Dobree died at Waltair, near Vizigapatam, on 11 September 1869.

Refs: Hodson Index (NAM); IOL L/MIL/11/73 &78; IOL L/MIL/11/57.