Orders, Decorations and Medals

Pair: Captain W. H. Barrett, Royal Engineers and Indian Army

Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (2), 1st issue (S-Sgt., Bk. Dept.); another (3908 Sjt., R.E.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (2) £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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William Henry Barrett was born in Newcastle-on-Tyne on 27 April 1881. An Engineer Smith by occupation, he attested for service with the Royal Engineers in London on 27 October 1899. With them he served in Hong Kong, July 1900-March 1904. Then after a period in the U.K., he was posted to India in February 1906. In March 1911 he was transferred to the Indian Unattached List for employment as a Barrack Sergeant in the Military Works Service. During the Great War he served as a Staff Sergeant in the Royal Engineers and entered the Egypt theatre of war on 17 January 1915. For his wartime services he was awarded the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals. As a Sergeant in the R.E. he was awarded the Army L.S. & G.C. with Gratuity, notified in Army Order 110 of March 1920. Serving in India at the time of the award, he also received a second medal issued from India, this notified in Indian Army Order 297 of April 1920. Barrett was promoted a Sub Conductor in the Barrack Department of the Military Engineer Services and Public Works Department in India on 28 October 1922. He was appointed Assistant Barrack Master at Peshawar and subsequently, Rawalpindi and Quetta. He was promoted to Conductor on 15 November 1927 and became Barrack Master at Rawalpindi. On 12 March 1931 he was promoted Assistant Commissary with the rank of Lieutenant in the Barrack Department and served at Peshawar. Three years later, on 12 March 1934, Barrett was promoted to Captain (Deputy Commissary) and was appointed Assistant Garrison Engineer of the Furniture and Stores Branch at Peshawar. He retired on 27 April 1935, his intended place of residence being , ‘Khyber’, Wise Lane, Sittingbourne, Kent.


Sold with copied service papers and other research.