2Lt P.S. Bapty. MC., MID.

Royal Humane Society - Bronze Medal, 1915.

Military Cross. 1916.

Mentioned in Despatches 1915.

Bapty, Philip B. 3rd Engineer.

Case 40593

On the 29th September 1913, a child accidentally fell into the Tavoy River, Burma, there being a strong ebb tide and the depth 2 to 4 fathoms. Bapty, 3rd Engineer on the British India Steam Navigation Co.'s SS Bhadra, jumped in from that vessel and caught the child and they were picked up by a boat about half a mile from the ship.

My thanks to A. Sellon for this information.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, 2 MARCH, 1915.

The KING has approved the admission of the undermentioned Gentlemen to the Indian Army Reserve of Officers: —

To be Second Lieutenants.

CAVALRY BRANCH.

Dated 20th November, 1914.

Philip Bapty.

4006 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 APRIL, 1916.

Awarded the Military Cross.

Second Lieutenant Philip Sydney Bapty, Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners.

THE LONDON GAZETTE, 30 APRIL, 1915. 4177

NOTE.—The name of Philip Sydney Bapty, admitted as Second Lieutenant to the Cavalry Branch of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers from the 20th November, 1914, is as now stated, and not Philip Bapty as notified in the London Gazette of the 2nd March, 1915.

THE LONDON GAZETTE,  4 APRIL, 1916

Mentioned in Despatches

Operations Khafajiyah - 24th June 1915 - 19th June 1915.

Divisional.and Brigade Headquarters Staff etc...

Royal Engineers

Bapty, Lieutenant P. (I.A.R.O.)

EUPHRATES OPERATIONS, 26TH JUNE TO 25TH JULY, 1915

Royal Engineers

Bapty, 2nd Lieutenant P. (I.A.R.O.)

The KING has approved the actg. promotion or the relinquishment of actg. rank (as notified below) of the following officers of the I.A., I.A.R.O., and other Indian Services:-

Mechanical Transport Corps

Lieut P.S. Bapty, MC., I.A.R.O., is granted the actg. rank of Capt. while comdg. the Nushi Mechanical Transport Section. 2nd April 1918.

Note: IARO = Indian Army Reserve of Officers

My thanks to Forrest Anderson for pointing out this information.