Three: Major A.N. Carr, Bengal Cavalry, Egypt, dated, no clasp (Lieut., 6th Bengal Cavy.); India General Service 1895-1902, three clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (Major, 3rd Bl. Cavy.); Khedive's Star 1882, some contact marks, very fine, mounted Court-style as worn

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Three: Major A.N. Carr, Bengal Cavalry, Egypt, dated, no clasp (Lieut., 6th Bengal Cavy.); India General Service 1895-1902, three clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah 1897-98 (Major, 3rd Bl. Cavy.); Khedive's Star 1882, some contact marks, very fine, mounted Court-style as worn
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Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Nisbet Carr entered the 3rd Bengal Light Cavalry (Skinner's Horse) from the Leinster Regiment in January 1878. Transferring to the Indian Staff Corps in April 1880, he was advanced to Major in early 1898, following participation in the Samana and Kurrum Valley operations of August-September in the previous year. Carr attained the rank of Lieutenant- Colonel in January 1904.