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Auction: 25113 - Orders, Decorations and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 295

(x) A Great War casualty group of five to Major C. F. H. Rumbold, 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment attached 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment, late Royal Scots Fusiliers who was taken Prisoner of War at Colenso on 15 December 1899 and was later killed in action instantly with a bullet to the head at the Battle of Ctesiphon, near Baghdad, on 22 November 1915

Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal, Orange Free State (Capt. C. F. H. Rumbold, R. Scots Fus:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (Capt. C. F. H. Rumbold. Rl. Scts. Fus.); 1914-15 Star (Major C. F. H. Rumbold E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Major C. F. H. Rumbold), very fine (5)

Christian Franklyn Hales Rumbold was born on 5 September 1873 and was the youngest son to Charles James Augustus Rumbold and Agatha Ellen Franklyn. He was also the grandson of 8th Baronet, Right Honourable, Sir Horace Rumbold. He received his education at Park House, Harrow School before enlisting at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He served in the 3rd York and Lancaster Militia from 31 December 1892, later in December 1895 he was commissioned into the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, and served with them in the Second Boer War and was present at the Battle of Colenso as well as operations after the capture of Pretoria. At Colenso, he was taken prisoner of war on 15 December 1899 and was released at Waterval on on 6 June 1900and took part in operations after the capture of Pretoria. Towards the end of the war he was an Intelligence Officer in the Intelligence Department serving in the Transvaal and was promoted to Captain in September 1901. Whilst out in South Africa, Rumbold suffered ill health which upon his return resulted in his retiring from the Regular Army with the rank of Captain in 1904 and joining the 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, a reservist unit, at the rank of Honorary Major.

Upon the outbreak of the Great War, on the 3 August 1914, it was gazetted that Rumbold was to be promoted to Major in the 4th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. He disembarked in Mesopotamia on 7 May 1915 with the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment. This was where Rumbold served the remainder of his war. He saw action at Ctesiphon, where on the 22 November 1915, he was shot in the head, killing him instantly. Rumbold is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.

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