Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Major C. H. Selwyn, Bengal Cavalry

India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (Capt., 11th Bl. Lancers); China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Captn., 12th Bl. Cavy.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed, some contact marks, very fine and better (3) £800-900

Ex D.N.W. 4 December 2008 when it was sold with a U.S.A. Military Order of the Dragon and without the Delhi Durbar.

M.I.D. for the Relief of Pekin, London Gazette 14 May 1901.

Charles Henry Selwyn was born on 1 March 1863, and was first commissioned into the Connaught Rangers on 25 August 1883. He was appointed to the Indian Army in December 1886 and saw service during the campaign in Burma 1886-87 (Medal with Clasp). He served with the 11th Bengal Lancers (Probyn’s Horse) at the Relief of Chitral in 1895 (Medal with Clasp), and with the 12th Bengal Cavalry at the Relief of Pekin in 1900 (Medal with Clasp). He was promoted to Major in August 1901.