Lot 371
371
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more
Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel J.P.A. Theobald, Indian Army, Punjab, two clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Cornet, 6th Bengal Cavy.); Indian Mutiny, one clasp, Lucknow (Capt., 6th Lt. Cavy.), the first with refixed suspension and edge bruising, otherwise very fine or better

Details
Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel J.P.A. Theobald, Indian Army, Punjab, two clasps, Chilianwala, Goojerat (Cornet, 6th Bengal Cavy.); Indian Mutiny, one clasp, Lucknow (Capt., 6th Lt. Cavy.), the first with refixed suspension and edge bruising, otherwise very fine or better
(2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

Lieutenant-Colonel John Phillip Anthony Theobald was born in Kensington in 1825, the son of a Clergyman, and was appointed a Cornet in December 1845, shortly before his arrival in India. Posted to the 6th Cavalry in November 1846, he went on to witness active service with the Regiment in the Punjab Campaign, being present at the Battles of Chilianwala and Goojerat, having been advanced to Captain in November 1856, in the Indian Mutiny, when he was present at the capture of Lucknow in March 1858. Theobald was given the Brevet of Major in January 1865 and placed on the Retired List as a half Colonel at the end of 1871. Sadly, he died of 'heat apoplexy' in June 1872, leaving a widow and four children back in the U.K.