Auction Catalogue

13 December 2007

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 612

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£210

Sudan Defence Force General Service Medal , silver, unnamed as issued, n.r., very fine £150-200

Instituted in 1933 and awarded to native personnel of the Sudan Defence Force and Police for minor campaigns in the Sudan, post-1933. Also awarded for action against the Italian forces in Southern Sudan, June 1940-November 1941. Approximately 9,000 medals issued.