Pair: Captain A. C. Hallowes, 24th Foot, late 38th Foot
Indian Mutiny 1857-59, 1 clasp, Lucknow (Ens., 38th Regt.); Royal Humane Society, Small Silver Medal (Successful), (A. C. Hallowes 10 July 1854) nearly very fine (2) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Choice Collection of Medals and other items to the 24th Foot (South Wales Borderers).

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Arthur Coleman Hallowes was born at New Romney on 31 January 1835, and was appointed Ensign in the 38th Regiment on 18 July 1855. He served in the Indian campaign of 1857-58, and was present at the storm and capture of Meeangunge, 23 February 1858, siege and capture of Lucknow, and affairs of Barree and Nuggur, April and May 1858 (Medal with clasp). He transferred to the 24th Foot as Lieutenant in September 1858, became Captain in July 1862, and retired from the service in October 1872.

Arthur Hallowes was awarded the Silver Medal of the Royal Humane Society in 1854 (Case No. 15,547): ‘On the 10th of July, 1854, between Hungerford Pier and Waterloo Bridge, a man named William Merritt accidently fell overboard from the Sunbeam steam-boat, which was on its passage up the river, and the Blue Bell steamer was going down the river from Hungerford Pier, and passing at the time, stopped, and persons on board endeavoured, by throwing out a life buoy, to save the man, but failed, when Mr Arthur C. Hallowes, one of the passengers, who had hitherto been prevented from jumping after him, was allowed to do so, although a strong ebb tide was running at the time, and he, taking the life buoy on his arm, jumped overboard, swam to his assistance, and succeeded in bringing him to the side of the vessel, when they were both hauled on board. This making the third life Mr Hallowes has saved under similar circumstances.’