Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny period maps of North and South India, formerly the property of Captain H. W. Parish, 45th Regiment, being large linen-backed folding maps for ‘North’ and ‘South’, by Edward Stanford, 6 Charing Cross, London, the front cover of each ink inscribed, ‘Woodbine Parish from D. Miller, 1858’, in their original slip case, good condition £60-80

Henry Woodbine Parish was appointed an Ensign in the 45th Regiment in March 1839 and advanced to Lieutenant in April 1842. Then in 1846-47, as a recently promoted Captain, he witnessed active service in the Kaffir campaign (Medal), while in 1851-52, he commanded two Companies of his regiment, a detachment of Cape Mounted Riflemen and 900 Zulus, sent from Natal to the assistance of Major Warden, the British Resident (Despatches). Given the Brevet of Major in June 1856, and advanced to substantive Major in June 1864 and to Lieutenant-Colonel in July 1867, Parish commanded the 45th Regiment in the Abyssinia campaign in the following year, when he was present at the storming of Magdala, services that won him another “mention” and the award of the C.B. Latterly employed at the Brigade Depot, Devizes, he attained the rank of Major-General in February 1880.