Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Pol. Locl. Lt. P. A. Sandilands, Trans. Dep.) very fine £240-280

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Indian Police.

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Percival Arthur Sandilands was born on 19 March 1856, the eldest son of Percival R. R. Sandilands M.A., of Denford, Northamptonshire. Educated at Marlborough 1867-74. Appointed Officiating Assistant Superintendent of Police, 17 August 1875 and confirmed in that rank in November 1881.

From a report of the state of police in the lower provinces 1883: -

‘... were asked to furnish a force to guard the frontier on account of the Khond outbreak. In June when matters got more serious, he also called on Pooree to send a body of men. The pooree detachment started within an hour and a half of receipt of orders fully equipped for service, and marched 53 miles under arms, each man carrying 40 rounds of ball ammunition and his kit, crossing four large rivers, and one smaller all in flood in 66 hours. Mr P. A. Sandilands was placed in overall command of the force. The Lieutenant Governor has already acknowledged the good services done by the police on and beyond the frontier on this occasion by Mr Sandilands.’

Appointed District Superintendent in December 1889. Appointed to Senthal Pergunnahs district in Bihar State during May 1893. In 1904 listed as District Superintendent of Police, Midnapore, Bengal. Listed as a 1st Grade Superintendent in 1905.

As a retired Superintendent of Bengal Police, latterly of 33 York Mansions, East Battersea, he died on 10 March 1914, aged 58 years.

With copied death certificate and copied research.