Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Tanga 1914’ M.C. group of five awarded to Major A. F. Hamilton, 61st Pioneers, Indian Army, and 1st East African Infantry Brigade

Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star (Capt., 1/61 Pionrs.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf(Capt.); India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1921-24 (Maj., 1/61 Pnrs.) very fine and better (5) £1000-1400

Ex D.N.W. 28 June 2000.

M.C. London Gazette 4 June 1917.

M.I.D. London Gazette 30 January 1916 and 8 February 1917 (Despatch of Lieut.-General J. C. Smuts).

Major Archibald Francis Hamilton served in the operations in British, German and Portuguese East Africa, Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia between 2 November 1914 and 17 April 1918. He held appointments as Staff Officer to I.G.C. attached H.Q. Indian Division, Special Service Officer, April to July 1916; as Staff Captain, 1st East African Infantry Brigade, July 1916 to February 1917; and as Brigade Major to the 1st East African Infantry Brigade, February to August 1917 (Despatches twice, M.C.). He served subsequently in Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, and in Waziristan 1921-24.

With copied m.i.c., gazette extracts; official reports on the action at Tanga, 3 November 1914 in which Captain and Adjutant A. F. Hamilton is commended for his excellent work and a number of Hamilton’s Annual Confidential Reports.