Queen’s Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) interest - Dublin 1843 by James Moore
A Victorian Irish sterling silver tankard

Of tapering cylindrical form with moulded rims, a C scroll handle leading to a hinged domed lid raised by a textured rocaille finial. The body with two chased bands of foliage against a ring punched ground, repeated to lid. The underside engraved with a presentation inscription reading “To George Elliot from his comrades W. Campbell, H. St. John Mildmay, J. C. Knox, R. W. Dallas”, with scroll flourishes. Scratch weight underneath 29”6. Fully marked to right of the handle, the lid with duty mark only.

Height – 21 cm / 8.25 inches

Weight – 909 grams / 29.23 ozt

One of these names is for Sir Henry Bouverie Paulet St John-Mildmay, 5th Baronet (1810 – 1902), of Dogmersfield Park, Hampshire, the son of Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 4th Baronet (1787-1848) and Charlotte Bouverie.

He was commissioned an officer in the 2nd Dragoon Guards, where he advanced to major before he resigned. He was later Commanding Officer and later Honorary Colonel of the North Hampshire Yeomanry. Serving as High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1862, he was also a Deputy Lieutenant of the county.

William Campbell (1814–1858) was the Commanding Officer of the Queen’s Bays (2nd Dragoon Guards) in 1846, after having joined in June 1832, he commanding the unit when it arrived to Calcutta, India in November 1857. Son of James Campbell of Craigie ( 1780-1860) Ayrshire, and Mary Dehany Fotheringham (1791-1821) daughter of Alexander Balcarres Ogilvy Fothringham (1744-1812). William died of cholera 6^th July 1858 and was buried in Cawnpore, Bengal, India. He is remembered for a failure at the siege of Lucknow for failing to block rebel retreat with a road block on at the south and west of Musa Bagh on the 19^th March 1858.