A rare Chin Hills pair awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel A. B. Drummond, 39th Garhwalis

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Chin Hills 1892-93 (Lieutt. A. B. Drummond, 39th Garhwalis) old erasure between name and unit; Afghanistan, Gold Medal of the Order of Izzat-i-Afghani, dated AH 1320 [1901], the pair contained in old fitted case by Hamilton & Co., Calcutta & Simla, nearly extremely fine (2) £1600-1800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Ex Arthur B. King Collection.

Arthur Berkeley Drummond was born on 27 November 1869, son of the Rev. Arthur Hislop Drummond. He was first commissioned into the Northumberland Fusiliers on 18 June 1890, and shortly afterwards transferred to the Indian Army. In June 1898 he was appointed Political Assistant in Baluchistan, later becoming assistant to the Resident at Mewar in April 1900, and assistant to the Political Agent at Kalat in October 1903. Promoted to Political Agent in Rajputana, March 1905, he later became Resident in Mewar, September 1906 and Political Agent at Haraoti and Tonk, April 1908.

In September 1912 he was appointed Boundary Commissioner in Bhopawar, moving shortly afterwards to the Political Office, Deoli, in January 1913 and becoming Political Agent at Bundi, May 1913. Drummond was the Assistant Agent to the Governor-General in Central India, October 1913, and in November 1914 was posted on special duties to the Governor-General in Rajputana. Assistant Resident at Mewar in February 1915, his final posting was as Political Agent, Kotah and Jhalawar in March 1916.