China, 1842, with contemporary silver straight bar suspension (Lieut A: A: Shaw 2nd Madras N: I:), short dig to cheek of portrait, very fine Major Alfred Abraham Shaw (1820-1908) was born in November 1820 in West Bengal, India and joined the Madras Army as an Ensign with the 16th Native Infantry in 1838, being promoted to Lieutenant on 3 October 1840. He served in the China War of 1841-42 with the 2nd Madras N.I., was promoted to Captain on 28 June 1854, and then to Major on 11 February 1862. He married Anne Frances Fawcett, daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel L. Fawcett, C.B. at the British Embassy, Florence in 1847, whose father had died in a duel with his brother-in-law some years earlier. Major Shaw retired to 4 St. Lukes Villa, Beech Road, St. Helier, Jersey, and he died on October 1, 1908, aged 87 years and 11 months.

Estimate: GBP 800-1200