Four: Lieutenant-Colonel E. B. Peacock, 31st Bengal Infantry, who was present at the defence of Malakand and was severely wounded at Inayat Kili in September 1897

India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Malakand 1897 (Lieut. E. B. Peacock. 31st Bl. Infy.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. E. B. Peacock.); Delhi Durbar 1903, silver (Captn. E. B. Peacock. 31st P.I.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed, light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (4) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of the late Roy Painter.

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Edward Barnes Peacock served with the 31st Bengal Infantry on the North West Frontier of India 1897-98; was present at the defence and relief of Malakand, the action of Landakai, and operations in the Mamund country. He was severely wounded by a gunshot in the thigh at Inayat Kili on 30 September 1897 (Medal with two Clasps).