Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (Ensn. F. Dyce, att to 2nd Bn. Rifle Bde.) nearly extremely fine £600-700

Frederick Louis Stoll Dyce was the son of Robert Dyce, M.D. of Aberdeen, was born on 19 December 1839 and educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen. Commissioned an Ensign in the service of the H.E.I.C., he entered India in May 1857. Destined for the 71st Native Infantry, he arrived in India to find that his regiment had mutinied, so he was attached to the 2nd Battalion of the Rifle Brigade. With them, he was wounded in action at Cawnpore, 7 December 1857 ( ref. published casualty roll). His obituary states he was wounded by a bullet in the foot in November 1857; he was then promoted in the field and then severely wounded on 6 December 1857 - suffering a shrapnel wound to the mouth which carried away 14 of his teeth and broke part of his palate. As a result of his gallant conduct and wound he was awarded a pension - this continuing until 1864 when his wound was deemed to have healed. Lieutenant Dyce died of heat apoplexy in Calcutta on 1 September 1867. He was buried in the Military Cemetery, Calcutta with full military honours.

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