A widow's miniature medal memorial bracelet representing the medal entitlement of Veterinary

A widow's miniature medal memorial bracelet representing the medal entitlement of Veterinary Lieutenant Colonel George Joseph Robert Rayment, Army Veterinary Department, embodying a series of medal planchets separated by enamelled bars representing the corresponding ribbons and set with clasps where applicable, the group comprising: Afghanistan Medal 1878-80, no clasp; Egypt and Sudan Medal, dated reverse, clasp: Suakin 1885; India Medal 1849-95, clasp: Waziristan 1894-5; India Medal 1895-1902, 2 clasps (each on a separate enamelled bar): Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98; Khedive's Star 1882; thelast with suspension bar, the individual elements linked with fine chains, the Afghanistan ribbon bar accepting a sprung clasp with safety chain, in a fitted Spink & Son case; offered together with a uniformed portrait photograph of Colonel Rayment; a letter of commiseration from a brother officer to Colonel Rayment's widow describing his death from illness and intimating that his sword and medals would be returned to her, dated 10th August 1903; and an extract of a letter of recommendation between correspondents in Army Remount operations, 1883, describing Rayment's valuable qualities.

George Joseph Robert Rayment entered the service as a Veterinary Surgeon 24th July 1872, rising to Veterinary Surgeon 1st Class 15th February 1893, and Lieutenant Colonel 4th August 1898. Among other duties he served in Afghanistan in 1880 attached to the 1st Madras Cavalry, including the expedition against the Atchakzais; was present in the engagement at Mahsuma, Egypt, in 1882; served in the Sudan campaign in 1885; formed part of the Waziristan Delimitation Escort in 1895; and was with the Chitral Relief Force 1895, and the Tochi Field Force in 1897-98. He was furthermore entitled to the Queen's South Africa medal with two clasps, having served as P.V.O. of a district. He died in Northern Nigeria, 7th July 1903.