An outstanding Pre WW1 British Royal Engineers Brigadier General Ewbank CB CIE Medal Group Framed. The silver frame is hallmarked 1930 and has silver screws but a few of them are missing which does not detract from the overall appearance. The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C. (Military) Companions neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.
Companions 3rd type neck badge, gold and enamel; India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Burma 1887-89 Lieut. ; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1908 Major W. ; British War and Victory Medals, with M. Ewbank; Delhi Durbar 1911, mounted as worn where applicable. 3 June 1919: For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in Mesopotamia. 24 April 1918: In recognition of meritorious services in Mesopotamia under the late Lieutenant-General Sir Stanley Maude. Was born in July 1865, the son of a teacher who became Principal of Patna College, India. Young William was educated at Calgary, Alberta and at Coopers Hill Engineering College, Egham, Surrey, prior to entering the R. Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in 1886, he was embarked for India, and quickly witnessed active service in the Burma operations of 1887-88 (Medal & 2 clasps).Having then been advanced to Captain in May 1893, he attended Staff College alongside such contemporaries as Allenby and Haig, prior to returning to India, where he was employed by the Foreign Office on famine relief work in Orissa 1896-97. A succession of appointments as D.
In the interim, as a Major attached Military Works Service, he had served in Mohmand country during the North-West Frontier operations of 1908 (Medal & clasp). The item "Pre WW1 British Royal Engineers Brigadier General Ewbank CB CIE Medal Group" is in sale since Friday, November 15, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\WW I (1914-18)\Original Period Items\Great Britain\Medals, Pins & Ribbons".
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