Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1562

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£70

Three: Pioneer D. Allison, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals
(137390 Pnr., R.E.); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R., robed bust (Daniel Allison), extremely fine

Three: Sapper H. E. Ewin, Royal Engineers (Postal Section)

British War and Victory Medals (37925 Spr., R.E.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Herbert Eustace Ewin), the Great War awards in their card forwarding box, extremely fine

Three: Sapper L. T. D. Wood, Royal Engineers

British War and Victory Medals
(192378 Spr., R.E.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Lawrence Tom Duke Wood), in its card box of issue, the last with official corrections, good very fine or better (9) £80-100

Daniel Allison was awarded his Imperial Service Medal for services as a postman in Liverpool (London Gazette 30 June 1933 refers); sold with copied MIC entry confirming his entitlement to only the British War & Victory Medals.

Herbert Eustace Ewin enlisted in the Royal Engineers in July 1915, served in the R.E. Postal Section and was discharged in October 1918, earning entitlement to only the British War & Victory Medals (his
MIC entry refers). His subsequent award of the Imperial Service Medal was in respect of services as a G.P.O. Overseer in Cambridge (London Gazette 11 August 1944 refers).

Lawrence Tom Duke Wood was entitled to only the British War & Victory Medals (his
MIC entry confirms).