Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

The C.I.E. group of three awards to Captain Francis Graham Arnould, C.I.E., I.V.D., Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway: The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, Companion's neck badge (C.I.E.), minor enamel damage to top right petal, otherwise about extremely fine; Delhi Durbar Medal 1911, silver, unnamed as issued, extremely fine or nearly so; Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration, George V, silver and silver-gilt (CAPT: F. G. ARNOULD. 1/17TH B. B. & C. I. RY: BN: I.D.F.), engraved in serif capitals, about very fine. [3]

(36 mm (round medal))

Francis Graham Arnould was born in Kensington in 1875 and was educated at St Paul's School and at the City and Guilds Engineering College in London. Moving to India, he joined the Bombay, Baroda & Central India Railway, in which he rose to the position of Chief Engineer in around 1921. He was commissioned in the Indian Volunteer Force in November 1899 and advanced to Captain in the B.B. & C.I. Railway Battalion in January 1912. In the following year, he married Barbarina Helen Seton (neé Dury) at St Cuthbert's Church, Kensington (see lot 4). He was awarded the I.V.D. in 1921, the Gazette of India entry (05/11/1921) giving his rank as Major. He retired in 1928, in which year he was also created C.I.E (London Gazette 04/06/1928) for his services in railway engineering. Returning to live in England, he settled on the South Coast where he served as a councillor in Battle, Sussex. In the 1939 Register he is listed as the Head Warden of Battle A.R.P.. He passed away in 1941.