Sold by the Estate of a Direct DescendentAn impressive C.B., Egypt Operations D.S.O. group of

Sold by the Estate of a Direct DescendentAn impressive C.B., Egypt Operations D.S.O. group of thirteen awarded to Brigadier-General G. R. Cassels, Indian Army, who served in the Sudan and endured a brace of wounds on the North West Frontier of India, one of which was notably covered at length by Winston S. Churchill in The Story of the Malakand Field ForceReturned to the field during the Great War as Commandant of 1/123rd Outram's Rifles, he rose and rising to the command of the 31st Infantry Brigade in Egypt and 20th Infantry Brigade in India.The Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s neck badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., silver-gilt and enamel, with its Garrard case of issue; Queen's Sudan 1896-98 (Lieut: G. R. Cassels, 35: Sikh B. Inft:); India General Service 1895-1902, 3 clasps, Waziristan 1901-2, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Malakand 1897 (Lieut. C. [sic] R. Cassels. 35 Sikhs.), clasps in this order as worn; Khedive's Sudan 1896-1908, no clasp (Lieut: G. R. Cassels. 35th. Bl. Infy.); 1914-15 Star (Lt-Col. G. R. Cassels. I.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lt. Col. G. R. Cassels.); France, Croix de Guerre, with Palme upon riband, dated '1914-1918'; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Commander's neck Badge, silver-gilt, silver and enamel; Romania, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Commander's neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel, the breast Medals mounted court-style as worn by Ranken & Co. Ltd, India with the exception of the Jubilee and Coronation Medals, D.S.O. with pin adapted for mounting, obverse centre depressed, otherwise good very fine (13). Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.