Major-General Charles Edward Lawrie, C.B., D.S.O., Royal Artillery

Riband bars (12 strips), pin-backed, bearing the ribbons: Order of the Bath; Distinguished Service Order; East & West Africa 1887-1900; Queen’s Sudan 1896-98; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-20; Victory Medal 1914-19; Coronation 1911; Italy, Order of the Crown; Turkey, Order of Osmania; France, Legion of Honour, with 4th Class rosette; Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908 - 2 sets of three strips each with this combination; another five strips with a variation on the above; together with an unrelated (?) riband bar bearing the ribbons: Order of the Bath; Order of St. Michael & St. George; India General Service 1895-1902; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, good condition (12) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Ribbons from the Collection of the late Judge Henry Pownall.

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With six M.I.D. Certificates: 14 January 1915 (French);13 November 1916 (Haig); 9 April 1917 (Haig); 7 November 1917 (Haig); 7 April 1918 (Haig); 21 May 1920 (London Gazette). Also with a transmittal document from the Lord Chamberlain’s Office for the C.B. Companion’s badge.

Edward Lawrie was born in 1864 and educated at Cheam, Eton and the Royal Military Academy. He entered the Royal Artillery in 1884. Was employed by the Bechuanaland Border Police Force, 1889-92; was on special service with the Lagos Jebu Expedition - being slightly wounded and mentioned in despatches. In the Expedition to Dongola, he was mentioned in despatches and received the brevet of Major. In the Sudan campaign he served in the battles of Atbara and Omdurman - for which he was mentioned in despatches and awarded the D.S.O. and Order of Osmania. Serving in the Boer War he was again mentioned in despatches. In the Great War he was six times mentioned in despatches and in 1915 was awarded the C.B. Placed on Retired Pay in 1920, Major-General Lawrie died in 1953. With copied research and letters linking the riband bars and documents to the General’s son and daughter-in-law.