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This good looking ensemble joined the collection today. Group comprises:

- Commander of the Order of St Michael & St George (C.M.G.)
- Commander of the British Empire (C.B.E.)
- Queens South Africa Medal clasps Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith to Capt. H.C.B. PAYNE. A.P.D.)
- Kings South Africa Medal clasps South Africa 1901 & 1902 to Capt. H.C.B. PAYNE. A.P.D.
- 1914-15 Star to COL. H.C.B. PAYNE. A.P.D.
- British War Medal to COL. H.C.B. PAYNE.
- Victory Medal to COL. H.C.B. PAYNE
- Serbian Order of St Sava (3rd Class Commander)

Payne served first with the 1st North Staffordshire Regiment before transferring to the Army Pay Department.

Does anyone know which one he is in this photo where he was a Captain with the 1st N. Staffs in Malta in 1894?





Regards

Rory

Rory - Public Family Trees on Ancestry have mugshots for his parents, two of his younger brothers and several of his sisters but not of him. Based on the brother closest in age to him I would go for the extreme left man sitting on the floor - photo of Cecil below.