A WWI MILITARY CROSS MEDAL GROUP AWARDED TO MAJOR RALPH MONTACUTE BRIND M.C. (1881-1916)

Literature: Major Ralph Montacute Brind, MC, 37th Dogras, Indian Army. He was the son of General Sir James Brind, GCB, late Royal Artillery, and his fifth wife Lady Eleanor Elizabeth Lumley Brind (nee Burne). Baptised on 2 Jan 1882 at St Mary's Church, Wimbledon. Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Indian Army (unattached list) as a 2nd Lieutenant on 28 Jul 1900. Spent his probationary year with a British Regiment in India. He joined the 37th Dogras on 9 Oct 1901. Promoted to Lieutenant on 28 Oct 1902, to Captain on 28 Jul 1909 and to Major on 1 Sep 1915 [London Gazette: 13 Apr 1917]. His Regiment was stationed at Jhelum, India (now Punjab, Pakistan) when WW1 started. They were mobilised and deployed to Mesopotamia, landing in Basra on 8 Dec 1915. Major Brind was killed in action on 2 Feb 1916. He was awarded the Military Cross [London Gazette: 14 Jan 1916] and was mentioned in despatches. He was buried in the Amara War Cemetery, Al 'Amarah, Maysan, Iraq.

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