Lt Colonel Francis Raymond. Army Veterinary Surgeon

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Small group of items relating to Lt Colonel Francis Raymond, Army Veterinary Surgeon. Raymond served in the Anglo Zulu War and the Chitral Expedition.

Cabinet photograph by Lock & Whitfield.

Visiting card with address shown as the United Services Club, Calcutta, India.

Handwritten copy document from the Commissary General's Office, Bombay, 1885. Note of thanks for the involvement in the Suakin campaign.

Three handwritten letters to Colonel Raymond. One from W R Hagger (another veterinary surgeon), Meerut, India. The other two dated 1892 & 1895 from J D Lambert (Director General of the AVC) at the War Office.

Source: EBay.

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Nice find Littlehand.

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Cheers Graves.

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Studio portrait of Lt Colonel Francis Raymond, Army Veterinary Surgeon. Wearing dress medals.

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"Raymond, Colonel Francis, F.R.C.V.S., C.I.E., (1912): Indian Civil Veterinary Department (retired); b. 1854:; joined Home service, 1878; became Major, 1898; served in the Zulu War; Superintendent, Civil Veterinary Department, Bengal, 1896; Lt.-Col. 1905; served in South Africa (medal with clasp), 1879; served in Chitral expedition (medal with clasp), 1895; became Colonel, 1908; retired. 1912. Address: V. College, Bellagachia, Bengal. Club: Constitutional."

Subject: Lt Col Francis Raymond , AVS Wed Mar 26, 2014 6:38 pm

I saw them on ebay , no doubt there may be a couple on here who'll wish that you hadnt posted them L'Hand !. Was the auction finished ?
90th agree

Posts : 706 Join date : 2012-05-05

I was thinking the same thing 90th Rolling Eyes

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