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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  Quarterly Collectors Auction Series
• Sale Date:
  29 Jun 2015 ~ Session 1: 10am (Lots 1 - 261)
  29 Jun 2015 ~ Session 2: 2pm (Lots 262 - 484)
  30 Jun 2015 ~ Session 3: 10am (Lots 485 - 780)
  30 Jun 2015 ~ Session 4: 2pm (Lots 781 - 1088)
• Lot #:
  518
• Lot Description:
  A 19th Century drawing set in original fitted mahogany box
  Each piece marked "Army & Navy C.S.L", with name & initials of Major General GEORGE MEIN (1817-1896).
• Provenance:
  By direct family decent.
• Notes:
  Mein of the 13th Somerset Light Infantry served in the Army of the Indus which met more than tough resistance in the 1st Afgan War. Wounded & then taken prisoner Mein was kept as a hostage for a year before returning to India. He, along with Dr Brydon & a very small group of other hostages were the only members of the ill-fated Indus Army to return. Mein was commended in the British Parliament by the Prime Minister of the day Sir Robert Peel.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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