A Burmese Short Dha With Its Own Obvious Provenance

[Ian]

Chris, thanks for the follow up. Sounds like he was a good "company" man. I understand that the Madras Army was one of the East India Company's Presidential Armies, before these eventually came under the control of the Crown. Is that correct?

Ian.

Originally Posted by mrcjgscott

Hi Ian,

Thomas Henry Way actually served with the Madras Army from 1862, being promoted Captain with the Staff Corps in 1870.

For the most part, officers of this period tended to stay in one appointment, until promoted, and in Colonel Way's case, he served with the Madras Army in one respect or another for thirty years.

Being given command of a Brigade was a reflection of his many years of service, and, I suspect, a means of granting him a higher rank for his retirement.

A browse through the relevant army lists of the period would confirm his participation, and record the award of a medal conferred, for the 3rd Anglo-Burmese War.

Kind regards,

Chris