AN EXTREMELY FINE AND UNIQUE K.O.S.B. SECOND AFGHAN WAR EGYPT MID GROUP AWARDED TO AN OFFICER AND CORRESPONDENT FOR THE ‘UNITED SERVICE GAZETTE’ WHO WAS SEVERELY WOUNDED AND HAD HIS HORSE SHOT FROM UNDER HIM AT THE BATTLE OF TEL-EL-KEBIR, TOOK PART IN THE BATTLE OF TAMAAI BEFORE SERVING AS CORRESPONDENT FOR ‘THE TIMES’ DURING THE BECHUANALAND EXPEDITION 1884-5 FINISHING HIS CAREER AS ACTING CONSUL AT PARAMARIBO IN 1897

AFGHANISTAN, 1878, CLASP, ALI MUSJID ‘MAJ: F.S. TERRY, 1/25TH REGT.’, EGYPT AND SUDAN, 1882, UNDATED REVERSE, CLASP, TAMAAI ‘MAJOR. F.S. TERRY, C & T. STAFF.’, KHEDIVE’S STAR, 1884, UNNAMED AS ISSUED.

Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Stephen Terry was born c.1839 in Malta, the son of Colonel Robert Terry and Eliza Terry of Winchester. Terry’s father had also served with the 25th Foot, having joined in 1799. Frederick Stephen Terry joined his father’s regiment in as an Ensign on 15 May 1855 and after a short stint as Ensign with the 12th Foot, was promoted lieutenant in the 25th Foot on 3 April 1857. Promoted Captain, 9 January 1860 and Major, 5 July 1872, he served with the 1st Battalion 25th Foot in the Second Afghan War. Initially, Terry was on detached service as a Wing Commander of the 27th (Punjab) Regiment, taking part in the assault and capture of Ali Musjid and in the process gaining the regimentally unique entitlement to the medal with clasp ‘Ali Musjid’. He soon after rejoined his regiment, serving for the rest of the 1st campaign. During the second campaign, he was again detached from his regiment, this time serving as a Transport Officer, before rejoining his Regiment in January 1880, commanding it until the Wars conclusion (Mentioned in despatches)

‘The Afghan Campaign of 1878-80’ by Shadbolt, states that: ‘Major F. S. Terry (h. p.) served with the 27th P.N.I., as Wing Commander, at the assault and capture of Ali Musjid, and afterwards with his own regiment till the conclusion of the first campaign, taking part in the second Bazar Valley expedition, under General Maude, to whose staff he was attached as Orderly Officer. In the second campaign served, first as General Transport Officer to the Kuram Field Force, and was in charge of the transport of the Zaimusht expedition; subsequently (from 26 Jan., 1880, till the final retirement in August, 1880) in command of the battalion, and of the post of Pezwan, taking part in the Lughman Valley expedition, the expedition against the Wazir Kugianis, and the expedition into the Hissarak Valley in July, 1880. (Mentioned in despatches)’………….

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Condition NEF, lovely patina and original ribbons, mounted as worn.

Sold with some research, including his entry from ‘The Foreign Office List and Diplomatic and Consular Year Book 1909’, his entry in ‘The Afghan Campaign of 1878-80’ by Shadbolt and his obituary published in The Berwick Advertiser of 13 April 1933, all of which detail his service. Also various Gazettes and copy medal rolls and casualty roll page for the Egyptian Campaign etc (paperwork and digital).

An extremely fine and rare high ranking Officer and War Correspondent casualty group, which is regimentally unique. Clearly requires some more detailed research.