Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel W. J. Heaviside, Royal Engineers

India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Bhootan (Lieutt., Royal Engrs.); Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (Captain, R.E.), last with official correction to rank, good very fine (2) £700-800

William James Heaviside was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 10 June 1859. In the Bhootan campaign of 1864-66, in which 12 officers of the Bengal Engineers were employed, he served as Assistant Field Engineer. Promoted Captain in 1871, he served in the Afghan war of 1878-80, one of 19 officers of the Bengal Engineers so utilised, as Survey Officer based at Kandahar and was subsequently in charge of the survey operations with the Thull Chotaili Field Force, for which he received the brevet of Major. He was latterly employed as Deputy Superintendent with the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India, based at Mussoorie. He attained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1886 and retired from the service on 17 July 1888.