Medals from the Collection of Peter Duckers

A Victorian C.B. group of three awarded to Colonel H. R. L. Morgan, Royal Artillery, who served with Indian Mountain Batteries 1863-96 and was ten times mentioned in despatches and orders

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, lacking riband buckle; India General Service 1854-95, 3 clasps, Jowaki 1877-8, Hazara 1888, Hazara 1891 (Captn. H. R. L. Morgan. Royal Arty.); Afghanistan 1878-80, 1 clasp, Kabul (Captain H. R. L. Morgan. R.A.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (3) £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Peter Duckers.

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C.B. London Gazette 3 June 1893.

Harrison Ross Lewin Morgan was born on 5 April 1842, son of William Morgan, M.A., J.P., of Old Abbey, Co. Limerick. He entered the Royal Artillery in 1863, and went to India in October 1867 where he was to see prolonged service with No. 1 (Kohat) Mountain Battery. He served in the Duffla Expedition 1874-75; the Jowaki Expedition 1877-78 (despatches; medal with clasp); the Afghan War 1878-80 (despatches; Brevet of Major; medal with clasp); the Mahsud Waziri Expedition 1881; the Hazara Expedition 1888 (despatches; Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel; clasp); the Zhob Valley Expedition 1890 (despatches); and the Hazara Expedition 1891 (despatches).

During the Second Afghan War, Morgan commanded No. 1 Mountain Battery, Punjab Frontier Force, from 15 December 1878 until 20 March 1881, being present in the operations in the Khost district, including the action of Matun, commanding the artillery in the actions with the Ghilzais, near the Shutagardan in October 1879; the operations of General Baker’s Brigade near Maidan in November 1879; the operations of General Macpherson’s Brigade near Kabul in December 1879, being present throughout the defence of Sherpur; and at the repulse and pursuit of the enemy, 23 December 1879; and accompanying the expedition to Hissarak in 1880.

Morgan commanded No. 1 Mountain Battery in all the subsequent expeditions that he took part in with the exception of the Zhob Valley Expedition of 1890 when he commanded No. 7 Mountain Battery. Awarded the C.B. in June 1893, Morgan was made Colonel in July 1895 and retired on 30 July 1896. He was never married and died at Shunagolden, Co. Limerick, on 15 November 1914, aged 72.

Sold with comprehensive research including detailed accounts and extracts from despatches of his many campaigns.