A scarce Imperial Service Order and volunteer long service medal pair to a life long 'India Born' British India resident: Henry Bryan Gillmore, I.S.O. Indian Civil Service, late Sergeant 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles

- Imperial Service Order. GV issue. Silver, gold & enamel. On 'Elkington' metal brooch as issued
- Volunteer Long Service Medal (India). Victorian (Corpl H. Gillmore, 1st Punjab Voltr: Rifles.)

Imperial Service Order: The award of the Imperial Service Order was published in the Supplement to the London Gazette issue of 3 June 1921

Medals verification: Both awards confirmed as entitled per the below following cited references:

a. Imperial Service Order: Published in London Gazette Issue of, 3 June 1921 , recipient shown as Henry Bryan Gilllmore, Esq., Deputy Registrar, High Court of Judicature, Lahore, Punjab.

b. Volunteer Long Service Medal (India): Published in Gazette of India issue 1074 of 1901. Shown as H. Gillmore, 1 of 3 x VLSM's awarded to unit in that gazette issue

Reference 'The Auxiliary Force India and its predecessors' (Aan Harfield, 2015), it is estimated that only 30 x awards of the Volunteer Long Service Medal (India) was issued to the 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifles in the period 1897-1901 (inc). Prior to 1897, the predecessor unit vis 1st Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps had been awarded 11 x Victorian issue VLSM's (India)

The Civil and Military Gazette (Lahore) issue of 30 July 1925 contained the below following retirement notice:

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SHAHDARA GARDEN PARTY

On Saturday, the members of the Lahore High Court establishment gave a garden party at Shahdara in honour of Mr. H. B. Gillmore, their Officiating Registrar who is retiring today. Both Indians and European were present including the Deputy and Assistant Registrars. Speeches were made, songs were sung and poems were recited the latter by Mr. B. D. Trikha

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Henry Bryan Gillmore, son of Henry Gillmore (late Record Keeper, Punjab Secretariat, who died at Lahore on, 25 April 1869) and Mary Ann Susan Gillmore (nee Bryan) was born at Lahore. Punjab, on, 4 June 1865. Like his father before him he took an appointment with the Lahore and developed a career as a Civil Servant. The highlight of his career was receiving recognition for his services through the award of the Imperial Service Order in 1924 - a scarce award in British India - at which time he held the appointment of, Deputy Registrar, High Court of Judicature, Lahore, Punjab. For many years, Henry Gillmore, was a long serving member of his local volunteer unit, viz the 1st Punjab Rifle Volunteer Corps, which corps he had joined as a teenager. The Lahore based 'Civil and Military Gazette' contain a wealth of references to Henry Gillmore's volunteer service, including promotions, and evidence of his prowess as a competitor in best shot / rifle competitions etc. Henry Gillmore married Elizabeth Elfreda Theresa Allcock, at Lahore Cathedral, on, 3 October 1900. At the time of his marriage he was recorded as 'Record Keeper, Chief Court Office'

Henry Bryan Gillmore is recorded to have died in Lahore, Punjab, India (now in Pakistan) on, 7 December 1937, at the age of 72 years. At the time of his death he had been resident at, 20 Bareilly Road, Lahore Cantonments

1st Punjab Volunteer Rifle Corps: Was originally raised in 1861. Per the Indian Defence Forces Act 1917, the regiment was in that year restyled as 3rd Punjab Rifles, comprising an establishment of four Combined Active and Reserve Companies, three Armoured Motor Batteries and one Machine Gun Detachment. In 1917, the regiment had its Headquarters in Lahore, Punjab, with outstations located at; Rawalpindi, Murree, Sialkot, New Delhi, Ferozepore, Peshawar, Srinagar & Ambala

The ISO with minor scuffs to enamel

Condition: GVF

Code: 24096