OBE group. Assistant Surgeon Indian Medical Service. Major Cecil Henning Lincoln. Born Lahore, Bengal, India. Consul of Kerman & Bandar Abbas
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Swing mounted as worn on original well worn ribbons .
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1915 star asstt surgeon c h Lincoln I.m.d.
bwm and victory c h Lincoln pol dept .
1911 Delhi durbar Medal unnamed as issued.
1935 jubilee medal unnamed as issued.
Cecil Henning Lincoln was born on 21 October 1883 at Lahore, India and was first commissioned on 25 February 1904. He was awarded a Delhi Durbar 1911 medal as being a Resident in the Persian Gulf, his award being part of the Civil allotment. With the outbreak of the Great War he was serving as a Subordinate Assistant Surgeon with Indian Medical Department and his Medal Index Cards denotes him serving in Mesopotamia from 6 November 1914, his 1914-15 Star being issued by the Government of India.
Promoted to a Senior Assistant Surgeon with the rank of Lieutenant on 27 August 1927 (London Gazette 14 October 1927) and appointed to His Majesty’s Vice-Consul at Mohammerah on 1 January 1930 (London Gazette 23 May 1930). Lincoln was appointed to be His Majesty’s Consul at Kerman on 9 December 1932 (London Gazette 19 December 1932) then was appointed to His Majesty’s Consul for the Governate-General of Kerman and the Governate of Bandar Abbas, to reside at Kerman as of 9 December 1932 .
