Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Indian Mutiny 1857-59, no clasp (H, B, Harrington. Civil Service.) light marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine £400-£500

Narrative of Events (L/MIL/17/2/492): ‘Mr H. B. Harrington, 1st Class Inspector N.W.P. & Punjab. These officers restored with extraordinary rapidity and determination, for temporary use, the lines that had been destroyed by the rebels, and they constructed a flying line from Cawnpore to Lucknow on the occasion of the advance of the British Army with the Cpmmander-in-Chief to that city.’

Special Services (L/MIL/5/516): ‘Such was the extent of the ruin wrought on our lines. Their restoration for temporary use has been accomplished with extraordinary rapidity and determination by Captain... and Mr Harrington, ... and others. Copper wire, odds and ends of iron wire from the roadsides and bazaars, branches of trees, bamboos not much more substantial than walking sticks, everything that could be made use of with the invaluable result of restoring communications on the 29th July 1858 in the North-West Provinces, Punjab and Bengal.’