A Rare 1898 North West Frontier Mountain Battery D.S.O. Group of Five to Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Paine, Royal Garrison Artillery, Distinguished Service Order, V.R.; I.G.S. 1895-1902, one clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieut. D.S.O. 4th Hazara Mn.Bty.R.A.); 1914-15 Star (Major R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals M.I.D. Oakleaf (Lt. Col.), very fine and better, together with Diary for May -- July 1918 in Army Book 136, and a damaged cigar case with a hand written note "My father's cigarcase which was in his pocket at the time he was killed in action near Albert. 25 July 1918" (5)

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A Rare 1898 North West Frontier Mountain Battery D.S.O. Group of Five to Lieutenant Colonel J. H. Paine, Royal Garrison Artillery, Distinguished Service Order, V.R.; I.G.S. 1895-1902, one clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (Lieut. D.S.O. 4th Hazara Mn.Bty.R.A.); 1914-15 Star (Major R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals M.I.D. Oakleaf (Lt. Col.), very fine and better, together with Diary for May -- July 1918 in Army Book 136, and a damaged cigar case with a hand written note "My father's cigarcase which was in his pocket at the time he was killed in action near Albert. 25 July 1918" (5)

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INDENTLieutenant Colonel James Henry Paine D.S.O. (1870-1918), entered the Royal Artillery as a Second Lieutenant 1890; Lieutenant 1893; served during the operations in Merkan, 1898, and was present at the action of Gok Parosh (Mentioned in Lt. Col. Main's Despatch, London Gazette 15.7.1898 "... I would give especial mention to Lieutenant Paine and Jemadar Shaikh Khada Baksh of No. 4 (Hazara) Mountain Battery ... the perfect drill, steadiness and discipline of the battery was admirable", and D.S.O., London Gazette, 4.10.1898, "In recognition of services during the recent operations in Merkan"); Captain 1899; Major 1910; served in the Great War with 26th Battery, Native Mountain Artillery, in India, and later in France; Lieutenant Colonel Paine was killed in action near Albert, 25.7.1918

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