London: The seven medals of the commander-in-chief of colonial India just before the start of World War I, General Sir Beauchamp Duff, have been bought at an auction for more than double the expected amount.
Born in Aberdeen in Scotland, Beauchamp was blamed for a bungled bid to capture Baghdad in 1915.
He was an aide-de-camp to King George V and also Lord Kitchener's right-hand man in India during a distinguished military career, which was ruined when he was blamed for the 1915 Baghdad invasion fiasco.
He committed suicide at his London club in January 1918 by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.
His medals were expected to fetch between £ 3,000 ad 4,000 when they went under the hammer at Sotheby's, but a Yorkshire dealer bought the medals for £ 8,625.
The collection included an 1878-1880 Afghanistan Medal and an 1899-1902 Queen's South Africa Medal with five clasps.
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