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

№ 918

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£370

An M.B.E. group of eight awarded to Quartermaster & Captain J. Connor, Army Service Corps

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
, M.B.E. (Military) Member’s 1st type breast badge, silver, hallmarks for London 1926; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Relief of Ladysmith, South Africa 1901 (10817 S. Sjt., A.S.C.), correction to service number; 1914 Star, with copy slip-on clasp (S-10817 1/C. S.S. Mjr., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Q.M. & Lieut.); Defence and War Medals; Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (10817 S.S. Mjr., A.S.C.); together with two society badges, enamelled, one named; and a mounted set of four miniature dress medals: M.B.E. and 1914-15 Star trio, very fine and better (14) £280-320

M.B.E. London Gazette 3 June 1927. ‘Quartermaster and Captain, Royal Army Service Corps’.

M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915. ‘Quartermaster and Hon. Lieutenant. (General Headquarters Staff)’.

James Connor served with the A.S.C. in France from 14 August 1914. He was commissioned a Quartermaster and Lieutenant on 15 December 1914.