Attributed Victorian period miniatures & belt buckle. Lieut Col A D C Pond. 5th Bengal Infantry.

Period Miniature swing mounted quality victorian white medal medal pair .

India general service medal with Burma 1885-7 Burma 1888-9 & Burma 1887-9 clasps .

India general service medal with tirah 1897-8 & punjab Frontier 1897-8 clasps .

5th bengal infantry victorian belt buckle .

Provenance his identical full size entitlement was sold via spink and sons these are his miniatures and belt buckle .

Alexander Donald charters pond was born 5th September 1858.

He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant I the 100th foot ( leinster regiment) , November 1879.

Promoted to Lieutenant February 1891 and transferred to Bengal staff corp November 1884.

He joined the 5th bengal infantry as a Wing officer in February 1885 .

Attached to the Burma police in Jan 1890 he became assistant commandant and 2nd I command of the Military Police battalion at ye-u at thar point .

Later served on North West Frontier as a double company commander of 5th bengal infantry in 1899.

He was later promoted to Major then Lieutenant Colonel in 1907 before retirement same year .

The London Gazette entry and photo of Alexander are digital only images please save them for your records no hard copy research inc .