Awards to Civilians from the Collection of John Tamplin

The Brass River campaign medal awarded to Mr H. B. Charteris, Assistant Consular Officer at Brass, who died of malaria contracted during the campaign

East and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Brass River 1895 (H. B. Chatteris Esq., Asst. Consular Officer) extremely fine and rare £350-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to Civilians from the Collection of John Tamplin.

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Henry Byrne Chatteris served in West Africa for some years, and in 1895 was Assistant Consular Officer at Brass. He took part in the Brass River expedition in February of that year but contracted malarial fever during the campaign and died at Brass on 8 March 1895. Sold with copies of the medal roll and Letters of Administration of his personal estate.