Lot Archive

Lot

№ 617

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26 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£340

Four: Lieutenant A. B. Limpus, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, late Imperial Yeomanry

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (13555 Cpl., 73rd Coy. 19th Imp. Yeo.); 1914-15 Star (Lieut., R.N.V.R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.N.V.R.) nearly extremely fine (4) £200-240

Alban B. Limpus served as a Corporal in Paget’s Horse during the Boer War. He was appointed Lieutenant (Temporary) in the R.N.V.R. on 6 May 1915. Appointed Acting Lieutenant-Commander on 31 December 1918.