Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel J. A. Bosworth, Supply and Transport Corps, who received a scarce Mention in Despatches for the Mahsud Operations of March to September 1917

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 (Sub. Condr. J. A. Bosworth. S. & T. Corps.); 1914 Star, with copy clasp (Lt. J. A. Bosworth, S. & T. Corps.); British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. & A. Comy. J. A. Bosworth.); Victory Medal 1914-19, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. J. A. Bosworth.); Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Sub. Condr. J. A. Bosworth, S. & T. Corps.) nearly extremely fine (6) £400-£500

James Albert Bosworth was born in Birmingham on 21 January 1873 and attested there for the Seaforth Highlanders on 21 September 1891. He transferred to the Royal Highlanders on 31 July 1896, and then to the Indian Unattached List on 1 December 1896, before being posted to the Commissariat and Transport Department on 30 April 1899. He was advanced Sub-Conductor on 10 March 1904, and served with the Bazar Valley Field Force on the North West Frontier of India from 14 February to 1 March 1908. Throughout his service in India he was often commended for his service and ability as a Warrant Officer. Promoted Conductor on 15 March 1912, he served with the Supply and Transport Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 September 1914 to 29 October 1916, and was commissioned Lieutenant and appointed Assistant Commissary on 3 June 1915. Returning to India, he served with the Waziristan Field Force from 21 May to 27 August 1917, and was Mentioned in Despatches for the Mahsud Operations of March to September 1917 (London Gazette 18 May 1918) - one of only 184 people to be ‘Mentioned’ for this campaign. Appointed Deputy Commissary on 9 January 1925, and Commissary on 1 February 1926, he was promoted to his ultimate rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on 15 November 1927.

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For the recipient’s son’s medals, see Lot 329.