Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Surgeon Major-General William Collis, Army Medical Department

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, North West Frontier (Asst. Surgn. W. Collis, H.Ms 98th Regt.); India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Perak (Surgeon Major W. Collis, A.M.D.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine and a scarce double-issue (2) £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Richard Schweder Collection of Medals for Campaigns in Malaysia.

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William Collis was born at Cork on 14 April 1834 and was appointed acting Assistant Surgeon from September 1855 to August 1856; Assistant Surgeon Staff, 14 September 1855; to 98th Foot, 18 September 1857; Assistant Surgeon, Royal Artillery, June 1864; on Staff, October 1869; Surgeon, Staff, April 1871; Surgeon Major, Army Medical Department, April 1871; Brigade Surgeon, February 1882; Deputy Surgeon-General and afterwards Surgeon Colonel, May 1886; Surgeon Major-General, April 1892; retired pay 14 April 1894; Served on North West Frontier of India 1858 (Medal), and in Perak 1875-76 (Clasp). He died on 19 December 1901.