Auction Catalogue

27 & 28 June 2012

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1208

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28 June 2012

Hammer Price:
£400

A Kaisar-i-Hind pair awarded to Corporal W. R. Pearce, 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles

Kaisar-i-Hind, G.V.R., 2nd class, 2nd type, silver, complete with top bar, in case of issue; Volunteer Force Long Service (India & the Colonies) G.V.R. (Corpl., 1st Pjb. Voltr. Rfls.) good very fine (2) £180-220

William Robert Pearce was born on 18 October 1879. He joined the Indian Civil Service (Income Tax Dept.) on 7 February 1898. Awarded the Volunteer Force Long Service Medal by I.A.O. No. 290 of 1 June 1914. Listed as an Extra Assistant Commissioner in 1916 and as a Commissioner of Income Tax in 1921. Awarded the Kaisar-i-Hind on 2 June 1923. By 1932 he was Commissioner of Income Tax, North West Frontier Province. He retired in 1934. With copied research.