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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 3

A Great War '1916' C.B. Group of Six to Major-General J.J. Russell, Royal Army Medical Corps, Officer Commanding 5th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 5.8.1914-4.10.1914
a) The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Military Division, Companion's (C.B.) neck Badge, silver-gilt and enamel
b) Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, one clasp, Cape Colony (Major J.J. Russell. R.A.M.C.)
c) King's South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (Maj. J.J. Russell. M.B. R.A.M.C.)
d) 1914 Star, with Bar (Lt: Col: J.J. Russell. R.A.M.C.)
e) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Col. J.J. Russell.), light contact overall, minor edge bruising, therefore generally very fine, with metal insignia, all housed in a customised case (lot)

C.B. London Gazette 14.1.1916 Colonel John Joshua Russell, M.B., Army Medical Service

Major-General John Joshua Russell, C.B., M.B., born 1862, son of G.B. Russell, M.B.; educated at Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., B. Ch., and M.B. 1885); commissioned Captain, Royal Army Medical Corps, July 1886; Major July 1898; served in operations in Cape Colony south of Orange River, 1899-1900; and in operations in Cape Colony, November 1900-January 1902; Lieutenant-Colonel 28.7.1906; Officer Commanding 5th General Hospital, Rouen, France, 5.8.1914-4.10.1914; Assistant Director of Medical Services, L. of C., British Expeditionary Force, 5.10.1914-March 1915; Colonel, 1.3.1915; employed in the same capacity for the Meerut Division, March 1915-25.11.1915; and once again for the 55th Division, 26.11.1915-28.2.1916; Deputy Director of Medical Services, Rouen Base, 29.2.1916-February 1918; employed in the same capacity for the Scottish Command, 25.2.1918-31.5.1918; and once again for the Irish Command from June 1918 (Three time M.I.D. London Gazette 19.10.1914, 1.1.1916 and 29.5.1917); advanced Major-General, 7.2.1918; appointed Deputy Director of Medical Services, India, 21.3.1920; retired 7.2.1922; in later life resided at 'Inchera', Tramore, Waterford.

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