Orders, Decorations and Medals

Abyssinia 1867 (Captn. J. M. Greig, Royal Engrs.) good very fine £450-500

Irwin Montgomery Greig was born on 24 June 1834 and joined the Bombay Engineers as 2nd Lieutenant on 9 December 1852. He served in the Field Force from Aden during 1858 and was present at the storming of the village and Fort of Sheik Othman. In 1868 he served as a Field Engineer with the Abyssinia Expeditionary Force, in charge of the Engineer Park, having organised the Park at Bombay and despatched it to Zoulla. For his services in the Expedition, he was awarded the medal and was mentioned in despatches. He gained the rank of Colonel in December 1879 and retired as a Major-General in November 1886. He died in London on 4 July 1887.