The Upfill-Brown Collection

A good C. B., D.S.O. group of ten to Major-General J. J. B. Tapley, Director General, Army Veterinary Corps

THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH, C. B. (Military), neck badge; DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, G.V.R., with top suspender buckle; QUEEN'S SOUTH AFRICA 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Civ. Vet. Surg., A. V. D.); 1914 MoNS STAR (Capt., A. V. C.); BRITISH WAR and VICTORY MEDALS, MID. (Bt. Lt. Col.); JUBILEE 1935; CORONATION 1937; SUDAN 1910-21, 2nd issue, 1 clasp, Darfur 1916, unnamed as issued; Egypt, ORDER OF THE NILE, 3rd class neck badge, the group mounted in a glass fronted display case, good very fine (10)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The AA Upfill-Brown Collection.

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Lieutenant Colonel James John Bonifant Tapley was born in 1877 and entered the Army Veterinary Corps 16 May, 1903. He had served as a Civilian Veterinary Surgeon in the South African War, 1901-2. He was employed with the Egyptian Army from November, 1911 to August, 1914 when he proceeded to France and Belgium, serving there from 14 August, 1914 to 7 December, 1914, and from 16 January, 1915, to 7 August, 1915. He was afterwards employed with the Egyptian Army as Principal Veterinary Officer during the operations in Darfur, 13 April to 23 November, 1916. He was mentioned in despatches, London Gazette l9 0ctober I9l4, 22 June, 1915, 25 0ctober, 1916, 29 May l9l7 and 5 June 1919. His D.S.O. was gazetted 23 June 1915 and he was created a Companion of the Bath in 1935 as Director-General, Army Veterinary Services 1933-37. He died 17 July 1958.