Indian Mutiny VC group of three including the Order of the Bath and CB (Military) Companion’s breast badge earned by General James Blair, 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry – £180,000 at Spink.
The Indian Mutiny VC group of three including the Order of the Bath and CB (Military) Companion’s breast badge earned by General James Blair, 2nd Bombay Light Cavalry, had been estimated at £160,000-200,000.
Blair was decorated for his remarkable bravery in two separate hand-to-hand actions, one of which required him to use the broken hilt of his sword to personally lead a charge against the enemy. He was severely wounded on both occasions. The group was purchased at Spink in 1969.
