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Four: Warrant Officer Class II R. H. Barker, 21st Lancers, who took part in the regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915
1914-15 Star (21L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (312760 W.O. Cl. II R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.) surname officially corrected on last, light contact marks, very fine (4) £180-£220
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Robert H. Barker attested for the 21st Lancers and served with them during the Great War on the Frontier Regions of India, taking part in the Regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915, when fellow 21st Lancer, Shoeing-Smith Charles Hull, was awarded the V.C. The regimental history takes up the story:
‘The Mohmand tribe, a warrior race of Afghan origin, encouraged by German and Turkish arms and money, advanced south through the Khyber Pass towards the rich Punjab. A Field Force was immediately sent to meet them and the Regimental Headquarters with ‘B’ and ‘C’ Squadrons and the Machine-Gun Section marched from Risalpur at the end of August 1915, to join it.
Early on the 5 September, after a day or two spent patrolling the area, a large number of tribesmen was found entrenched in the foothills near the village of Shabkadar. A confused battle developed after the Field Force infantry advanced and finally a charge was made by the two squadrons led by the Commanding Officer, to clear a force of the enemy which was outflanking our line.
A canal had to be crossed in order to reach the enemy and inevitably there was some confusion and loss of formation. As each man scrambled out he was engaged at close quarters and, although tribesmen outnumbered the squadrons by five to one, a large number of them were accounted for before they could escape into the thick fields of eight-foot-high maize.
Private (Shoeing-Smith) C. Hull was awarded the Victoria Cross for his valour in this battle. Seeing that Captain G. E. D. Learoyd, the Adjutant, had had his horse shot under him and was in great danger, Hull galloped up to him under a heavy fire, took him on his horse and carried him to safety.
Regimental Sergeant-Major E. Ryder, Staff-Sergeant (Saddler) W. Simpson and Lance-Corporal T. Ballard were all awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Mr. Ryder, who was commissioned as a Regimental Officer soon afterwards, freed a Private whose foot was caught in the stirrup iron of his fallen horse. Staff-Sergeant Simpson first rescued a Sergeant who had been dismounted, was surrounded, and in great danger, and then went on foot to protect an officer who, being mortally wounded, was unable to protect himself. Lance-Corporal Ballard first offered his horse to his Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Scriven, whose own had been shot under him. The Colonel refused to take it, but, catching hold of a stirrup leather, went forward again with Ballard and Lance-Corporal Lucas towards the enemy. They had not gone far before Colonel Scriven was shot through the heart, his last words being: “Go on, lads, I’m done.” Ballard, however, refused to leave his body, and, with Lucas, dragged it to the edge of a maize field. They lay behind it and kept the enemy at bay firing over it until Ballard saw the 1st Lancers (Indian Army) coming up when he broke from cover and guided the Commanding Officer to the body of his Colonel.’
Barker was subsequently advanced Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant.
Sold with copied research, including various group photographic images of the recipient as part of the Omdurman Shield Winning Shooting Team 1919.
1914-15 Star (21L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (312760 W.O. Cl. II R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.) surname officially corrected on last, light contact marks, very fine (4) £180-£220
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Robert H. Barker attested for the 21st Lancers and served with them during the Great War on the Frontier Regions of India, taking part in the Regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915, when fellow 21st Lancer, Shoeing-Smith Charles Hull, was awarded the V.C. The regimental history takes up the story:
‘The Mohmand tribe, a warrior race of Afghan origin, encouraged by German and Turkish arms and money, advanced south through the Khyber Pass towards the rich Punjab. A Field Force was immediately sent to meet them and the Regimental Headquarters with ‘B’ and ‘C’ Squadrons and the Machine-Gun Section marched from Risalpur at the end of August 1915, to join it.
Early on the 5 September, after a day or two spent patrolling the area, a large number of tribesmen was found entrenched in the foothills near the village of Shabkadar. A confused battle developed after the Field Force infantry advanced and finally a charge was made by the two squadrons led by the Commanding Officer, to clear a force of the enemy which was outflanking our line.
A canal had to be crossed in order to reach the enemy and inevitably there was some confusion and loss of formation. As each man scrambled out he was engaged at close quarters and, although tribesmen outnumbered the squadrons by five to one, a large number of them were accounted for before they could escape into the thick fields of eight-foot-high maize.
Private (Shoeing-Smith) C. Hull was awarded the Victoria Cross for his valour in this battle. Seeing that Captain G. E. D. Learoyd, the Adjutant, had had his horse shot under him and was in great danger, Hull galloped up to him under a heavy fire, took him on his horse and carried him to safety.
Regimental Sergeant-Major E. Ryder, Staff-Sergeant (Saddler) W. Simpson and Lance-Corporal T. Ballard were all awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Mr. Ryder, who was commissioned as a Regimental Officer soon afterwards, freed a Private whose foot was caught in the stirrup iron of his fallen horse. Staff-Sergeant Simpson first rescued a Sergeant who had been dismounted, was surrounded, and in great danger, and then went on foot to protect an officer who, being mortally wounded, was unable to protect himself. Lance-Corporal Ballard first offered his horse to his Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Scriven, whose own had been shot under him. The Colonel refused to take it, but, catching hold of a stirrup leather, went forward again with Ballard and Lance-Corporal Lucas towards the enemy. They had not gone far before Colonel Scriven was shot through the heart, his last words being: “Go on, lads, I’m done.” Ballard, however, refused to leave his body, and, with Lucas, dragged it to the edge of a maize field. They lay behind it and kept the enemy at bay firing over it until Ballard saw the 1st Lancers (Indian Army) coming up when he broke from cover and guided the Commanding Officer to the body of his Colonel.’
Barker was subsequently advanced Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant.
Sold with copied research, including various group photographic images of the recipient as part of the Omdurman Shield Winning Shooting Team 1919.
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Four: Warrant Officer Class II R. H. Barker, 21st Lancers, who took part in the regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915
1914-15 Star (21L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (312760 W.O. Cl. II R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.) surname officially corrected on last, light contact marks, very fine (4) £180-£220
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Robert H. Barker attested for the 21st Lancers and served with them during the Great War on the Frontier Regions of India, taking part in the Regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915, when fellow 21st Lancer, Shoeing-Smith Charles Hull, was awarded the V.C. The regimental history takes up the story:
‘The Mohmand tribe, a warrior race of Afghan origin, encouraged by German and Turkish arms and money, advanced south through the Khyber Pass towards the rich Punjab. A Field Force was immediately sent to meet them and the Regimental Headquarters with ‘B’ and ‘C’ Squadrons and the Machine-Gun Section marched from Risalpur at the end of August 1915, to join it.
Early on the 5 September, after a day or two spent patrolling the area, a large number of tribesmen was found entrenched in the foothills near the village of Shabkadar. A confused battle developed after the Field Force infantry advanced and finally a charge was made by the two squadrons led by the Commanding Officer, to clear a force of the enemy which was outflanking our line.
A canal had to be crossed in order to reach the enemy and inevitably there was some confusion and loss of formation. As each man scrambled out he was engaged at close quarters and, although tribesmen outnumbered the squadrons by five to one, a large number of them were accounted for before they could escape into the thick fields of eight-foot-high maize.
Private (Shoeing-Smith) C. Hull was awarded the Victoria Cross for his valour in this battle. Seeing that Captain G. E. D. Learoyd, the Adjutant, had had his horse shot under him and was in great danger, Hull galloped up to him under a heavy fire, took him on his horse and carried him to safety.
Regimental Sergeant-Major E. Ryder, Staff-Sergeant (Saddler) W. Simpson and Lance-Corporal T. Ballard were all awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Mr. Ryder, who was commissioned as a Regimental Officer soon afterwards, freed a Private whose foot was caught in the stirrup iron of his fallen horse. Staff-Sergeant Simpson first rescued a Sergeant who had been dismounted, was surrounded, and in great danger, and then went on foot to protect an officer who, being mortally wounded, was unable to protect himself. Lance-Corporal Ballard first offered his horse to his Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Scriven, whose own had been shot under him. The Colonel refused to take it, but, catching hold of a stirrup leather, went forward again with Ballard and Lance-Corporal Lucas towards the enemy. They had not gone far before Colonel Scriven was shot through the heart, his last words being: “Go on, lads, I’m done.” Ballard, however, refused to leave his body, and, with Lucas, dragged it to the edge of a maize field. They lay behind it and kept the enemy at bay firing over it until Ballard saw the 1st Lancers (Indian Army) coming up when he broke from cover and guided the Commanding Officer to the body of his Colonel.’
Barker was subsequently advanced Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant.
Sold with copied research, including various group photographic images of the recipient as part of the Omdurman Shield Winning Shooting Team 1919.
1914-15 Star (21L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); British War and Victory Medals (L-6034 Sjt. R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (312760 W.O. Cl. II R. H. Barker. 21-Lrs.) surname officially corrected on last, light contact marks, very fine (4) £180-£220
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Robert H. Barker attested for the 21st Lancers and served with them during the Great War on the Frontier Regions of India, taking part in the Regiment’s celebrated charge at Shabkadar on 5 September 1915, when fellow 21st Lancer, Shoeing-Smith Charles Hull, was awarded the V.C. The regimental history takes up the story:
‘The Mohmand tribe, a warrior race of Afghan origin, encouraged by German and Turkish arms and money, advanced south through the Khyber Pass towards the rich Punjab. A Field Force was immediately sent to meet them and the Regimental Headquarters with ‘B’ and ‘C’ Squadrons and the Machine-Gun Section marched from Risalpur at the end of August 1915, to join it.
Early on the 5 September, after a day or two spent patrolling the area, a large number of tribesmen was found entrenched in the foothills near the village of Shabkadar. A confused battle developed after the Field Force infantry advanced and finally a charge was made by the two squadrons led by the Commanding Officer, to clear a force of the enemy which was outflanking our line.
A canal had to be crossed in order to reach the enemy and inevitably there was some confusion and loss of formation. As each man scrambled out he was engaged at close quarters and, although tribesmen outnumbered the squadrons by five to one, a large number of them were accounted for before they could escape into the thick fields of eight-foot-high maize.
Private (Shoeing-Smith) C. Hull was awarded the Victoria Cross for his valour in this battle. Seeing that Captain G. E. D. Learoyd, the Adjutant, had had his horse shot under him and was in great danger, Hull galloped up to him under a heavy fire, took him on his horse and carried him to safety.
Regimental Sergeant-Major E. Ryder, Staff-Sergeant (Saddler) W. Simpson and Lance-Corporal T. Ballard were all awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Mr. Ryder, who was commissioned as a Regimental Officer soon afterwards, freed a Private whose foot was caught in the stirrup iron of his fallen horse. Staff-Sergeant Simpson first rescued a Sergeant who had been dismounted, was surrounded, and in great danger, and then went on foot to protect an officer who, being mortally wounded, was unable to protect himself. Lance-Corporal Ballard first offered his horse to his Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Scriven, whose own had been shot under him. The Colonel refused to take it, but, catching hold of a stirrup leather, went forward again with Ballard and Lance-Corporal Lucas towards the enemy. They had not gone far before Colonel Scriven was shot through the heart, his last words being: “Go on, lads, I’m done.” Ballard, however, refused to leave his body, and, with Lucas, dragged it to the edge of a maize field. They lay behind it and kept the enemy at bay firing over it until Ballard saw the 1st Lancers (Indian Army) coming up when he broke from cover and guided the Commanding Officer to the body of his Colonel.’
Barker was subsequently advanced Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant.
Sold with copied research, including various group photographic images of the recipient as part of the Omdurman Shield Winning Shooting Team 1919.
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