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Ubsdell Family. Lieutenant James Eads Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry who died of fever on 13 October 1896 at Keila Drooch India General Service 1895-1902, VR, 1 clasp, Relief of Chitral 1895 (Lt. J.E. Ubsdell, Som.L.Infy), extremely fine, contained in an ebony box which was requested by his mother after his death as a memorial, the lid with a silver plaque with London 1902 hallmark engraved 'In Affectionate Remembrance of my dearly loved son James Eads Ubsdell who died at Drosh, Chitral 13th October 1896 Aged 27 years', silver corners and key plate, the hinged lid enclosing a fitted lift out tray with the personal effects of the recipient including his campaign medal, silver 13th Foot cap badge, belt buckle, silver sovereign case and yellow metal pocket knife each engraved with the initals 'J.E.U.', tunic buttons, Southampton Yacht club enamel badge and other items, the lower section with a large collection of original documents, telegrams, letters including letters from Ubsdell to his family etc including a printed and manuscript letter titled 'circular no 238 Divisional Transport office Late Chitral Relief Force Rawal-Pindi, 19th November 1895' in which the divisional transport officer thanks the transport officers on the conclusion of the operations of the Chitral Relief Force, military educational documents including one for qualifying as a Russian interpretor dated 23 April 1890, a passport signed by the the Marquess of Salisbury, Earl of Salisbury dated 1888 with several Russian stamps, vellum death certificate dated 24 August 1897, a manuscript list of effects sent to his mother including many of the items in this box, a copy letter to his mother from Lt Col A.C. Borton giving condolence, an original telegram inscribed 'regret that he died suddenly fever, thirteenth October Drosh, Colonel Somerset', black and white photographs of Ubsdell's grave stone, plus a large watercolour portrait of Ubsdell painted by T.M. Heaton in 1912, as a tribute commissioned by his mother, Ubsdell seen in full scarlet uniform of the Somerset Light Infantry, period gilt frame, glazed, frame size 78 x 83 cm, a handcoloured photograph of Ubsdell in Eton uniform, presented in a hilt metal frame with Eton Register, a humerous drawing of Ubsdell by Marcel Pil 1893, in a period carved wood frame, frame size 22 x 17 cm and other items, a good original family archive (Quantity: 1) Captain James Eads Ubsdell, Somerset Light Infantry (1868-1896), was born in Southampton and educated at Eton. He served with the regiment in India and was a transport officer during the Relief of Chitral in 1895. Ubsdell died of fever at Drosh, India on 13 October 1896. His headstone at Drosh Cantonment is inscribed 'In memory of Captain James Eads Ubsdell, The Prince Alberts Somersetshire Light Infantry, who died at Killa Drosh whilst employed as Transport Officer 13th October 1896, aged 28 years. Deeply mourned by his parents and brother officers'. See lot 527 for Lieutenant Colonel Thurlow Richardson Ubsdell (brother).