THE ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA AND ORDER OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE GROUP OF NINE OF STEWART ELLIS LAWRENC

THE ORDER OF THE STAR OF INDIA AND ORDER OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE GROUP OF NINE OF STEWART ELLIS LAWRENCE WEST comprising the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India, C.S.I. Companion's Neck Badge, gold and light blue enamel centred by a hardstone cameo of Queen Victoria surrounded by the motto of the order in diamonds suspended from a five pointed silver star and gold ring, Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, The Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion's neck badge, second type, gold and enamel, Garrard & Co Ltd case of issue, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, OBE, first type Military Division, hallmarked 1919, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Delhi Durbar Medal 1911, Silver Jubilee Medal 1935, Coronation Medal 1937 and Indian Volunteer Forces Officers' Decoration CAPT S E L WEST [on BWM and Victory, Lieut S E L West 1/M W Ry RAFI on last] and four miniature medals comprising C.S.I. (silver), C.I.E. (gold) and Volunteer Officers' Decoration, the C.I.E. group of three of his father, Charles Henry West, comprising the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, C.I.E. Companion's breast badge second type, maroon morocco case of issue by R & S Garrard & Co, 25 Haymarket London, India General Service Medal one clasp, Burma 1885-7 and Volunteer Long Service Medal, 590 LCE SERGT C H WEST, 2nd Punjab V R C [Vol R. C H West 2nd Pjb Volr Rifle Corps on second] with a contemporary set of miniatures and the group of six of S E L West's son Raymond Anthony West comprising 1939-1945 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal with mention emblem and Africa Service Medal, 143966 R A WESTOrder of the Star of India: London Gazette 1 January 1947, page 4.Order of the Indian Empire (S E L West): London Gazette 2 June 1943, page 2422.Order of the British Empire: London Gazette 7 February 1919, page 1943.Order of the Indian Empire (C H West): 1 January 1903, page IV. Stewart Ellis Lawrence West (1890 Simla-CapeTown 1968) Director of Traffic Railway Department (Railway Board) Government of India, New Delhi. A talented cricketer who played in twelve first class matches between the 1913/14 and 1926/27 Seasons for the European's team in the Northern Punjab, West married Vera Violet Muriel van Reinfeld. His father, Charles Henry West (1859 Lahore-London 1946) joined the Indian (Imperial) Civil Service in 1876. In 1890 he was promoted to the important position of personal assistant to the Attorney General of India and appointed Assistant Secretary to the Government of India Army Department in 1906. He was the son of Charles Henry West (b1825) a Punjab merchant by his wife Agnes Charliana Lingard Murphy daughter of Charles Murphy, of the Survey of India Department. S E L West's son Raymond Anthony West was born in Himachel Prades,h India in 1921 and died at Cape Town in 1992.