China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Captn. R. S. Paul, 26th Baluch Infy.), obverse a little polished otherwise very fine £400-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Brian Kieran Collection.

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Robert Sears Paul, who was born in September 1868, was originally commissioned in the Border Regiment in January 1889, and transferred to the Indian Army with an appointment in the 126th Baluchistan Infantry in July 1891. Present with his regiment as a Captain in the relief of Pekin operations in the Boxer Rebellion, he was advanced to Major in January 1907 and was serving as 2nd in command of the Zhob Militia on the outbreak of hostilities in August 1914. His subsequent wartime career included operations in Egypt, November 1914 to March 1915; service in the Aden Field Force in July 1915; in Persia and the Persian Gulf, August to October 1916; and in Mesopotamia, October 1916 to March 1917, where he was wounded. Mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 4 July 1916 refers), he was advanced to Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1918.