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IGS 1854 (1) Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (1st Bn K.O. Sco Bord)
QSA (3) Natal, Rhodesia, Belfast (Capt R.W. Johnston 1/Rl Innis Fus)
KSA (2) (Capt R.W. Johnston 1/Rl Innis Fus)

Randal William Johnston was commissioned in Armagh Militia 4/5/78, transferred to 80th Foot 13/8/79, transferred to 25th Foot 11/9/80, promoted Lieut 1/7/81, Capt 15/8/89, transferred to 5th Bn Royal Irish Rifles Militia 2/9/93, served with Inniskilling Fusiliers in Boer War.

Army List states he took part in the operations in Rhodesia Oct 1899-May 1900, in Natal March to June 1900, in the Transvaal east of Pretoria July to 29th Nov 1900 including the actions at Belfast and Lydenburg (mentioned in dispatches), promoted Major while in Reserve of Officers in recognition of service in South Africa 18 Oct 02.

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CB & CMG GROUP (12), to Brigadier General Frederick Hugh Gordon Cunliffe (1861 - 1955), son of Maj-Gen G.G. Cunliffe & great grandson of the 3rd Baronet Cunliffe of Liverpool. After serving in the ranks early in his career, Frederick rose to Brigadier-General having led successful campaigns against German troops in Togo and the Cameroons in WWI.

Included in the group are:

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath CB (Military) Companion’s Neck Badge, silver-gilt enamel, with neck riband;
The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael & St George CMG Companion’s Neck Badge, silver-gilt enamel;
India General Service Medal, with Hazara 1891 clasp, engraved to 2nd Lieut. F.H.C. Cunliffe, 2nd Bn, Sea. Highrs;
India Medal, Victoria, with Relief of Chitral 1895 clasp;
Queen's South Africa Medal, with South Africa 1902, Transvaal & Orange Free State clasps;
Africa General Service Medal, with Nigeria 1918 clasp;
1914 - 15 Star, British War Medal 1914 - 20 & Victory Medal, with oak leaf representing 4 MID's;
France Legion of Honour Commandeur Neck Badge, some chipping of enamel;
Croix de Guerre 1914 - 1918 with palm;
Italy Order of St Maurice & St Lazarus Officer.

Cunliffe was rejected for Sandhurst, then served from 1879 successively as a subaltern in the 1st Warwickshire Militia 9th Lancers & 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders in India. His commission came in 1889 in the Seaforth Highlanders. Active service continued in South Africa where in 1902 he served in an irregular force, Steinaecker's Horse. From 1904, he moved to the West African Frontier Force, reaching Lieutenant Colonel by 1910. In the Cameroons, he controlled forces on the northern Nigerian frontier. In November 1915, his forces captured the German stronghold at Banyo Mountain. After 1916, he moved with a Nigerian volunteer force to the successful East African campaign, finishing WWI as a headquarters Brigade Commander.

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QSA (3) Natal, Orange Free State, Belfast (Lieut E.F.T. Traill. R. Innisk: Fus.);
KSA (2) (Lieut E.F.T. Traill. A.S.C.)
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Medals dark toned mounted on swing bar.

Edmund Francis Tarleton Traill was born in 1878, he joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers as 2nd Lieutenant on 23rd January 1900, arriving shortly afterwards in South Africa, he was first engaged at Natal from march to June 1900, followed by Operations in Transvaal from August to 29th November 1900, including the Battle of Belfast (Bergendal).

He took part in further operations in Transvaal from 30th November 1900 until July 1901.

He then was engaged in operations in the Orange River Colony from July to September 1901, followed by operations on the Zululand Frontier of Natal, from September to October 1901.

During 1901 he served in further operations in Cape Colony from January to 31st May 1902.

During the Boer War he transferred from the Inniskilling Fusiliers to the Army Service Corps on 1st May 1901.

During WW1 he served firstly in Command of the 3rd Divisional Train R.A.S.C. from 6th July 1916, with service in France and Belgium from 1st May 1916 to 11th November 1918.

He was mentioned in despatches in the London Gazette of 24th December 1917. Awarded the D.S.O. in the London Gazette New Years Honours 1918.

After the war in the 1920’s he served as Commanding Officer of the R.A.S.C. in Sierra Leone, until he returned to retire in 1925.

London Gazette 6th March 1925, Lt Col E.F.T. Traill, D.S.O., (Major. Retired Pay) to be Lt Colonel 27th January 1925, with seniority 30th August 1921.

He unfortunately did not have a chance to enjoy his retirement, on 27th September 1926 he died at the age of 48.

His son Wing Commander Anthony Traill served with distinction during WW2 and earned the D.F.C, but died on 14th August 1943 in Burma.

The Traill family of Ballylough House has been in Ireland since 1385 and owned 1402 Acre of land in County Antrim, E.F.T. Traill, also had three brothers who fought in WW1, one of them Alexander F. Traill enlisted in the Irish Horse as a Private and rose to Lieutenant and was awarded the M.C. with the R.A., his other two brothers, William Stewart Traill was in the Engineers and Henry Edward O’Brien Traill in the Royal Artillery, the same brigade as Alexander Frederick Traill