Post WW1 1930s Gurkha Interest North West Frontier Photograph Album

For sale is a Post WW1 1930s Gurkha Interest North West Frontier Photograph Album. This photograph album belonged to Lieutenant Claude Hamilton Beville. Please note there are two newspaper clippings from Vera Beville and Lieutenant Claude Hamilton Beville wedding in this album dated 1932 which happened at the Afghan memorial. 

At the time of this photograph album Claude was a Lieutenant by World War Two he reached the rank of brigadier.

Claude was Born on the 8th of June in 1906 and he died on the 12th of August 1964.

Claude served with the 58th Field Regiment Royal Artillery.

London Gazette dated 27th July 1921 War Office, Regular Forces The undermentioned Gentlemen Cadets, from the Royal Military Academy to be 2nd Lieutenant 13th July 1921

London Gazette dated 27th April 1937. Royal Regiment of Artillery. Capt. C. H. Beville to be Adjt. vice Capt. J. N. Purdon. 1st March 1937.

London Gazette dated 14 February 1946. Awarded the Distinguished Service Order for service British Expeditionary Force 1939-40. 

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for operational gallantry for highly successful command and leadership during active operations, typically in actual combat. Since 1993 it has been awarded specifically for "highly successful command and leadership during active operations", with all ranks being eligible.

This photograph album contains 74 pages filled with 261 Photographs a mix of military photos, newspaper clippings and family photos all dated to the 1930s. 

There are many photographs of (Lord Irwin) Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, TD, PC (16 April 1881 – 23 December 1959).

Please note there is damage to the spine of the photo album and it has loose pages.

 These will be sent via royal mail special delivery and dispatched within one working day’s.

If you would like to see some more photos of each of the pages please don’t hesitate to contact us.