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

№ 1020

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13 December 2007

Hammer Price:
£2,400

An emotive B.E.M. pair awarded to Guardsman J. L. Warner, Grenadier Guards, for services as a member of the bearer party at the State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill

British Empire Medal
, (Military) E.II.R. (23509061 Gdsmn. John L. Warner, Gren. Gds.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23509061 Gdsm. J. L. Warner, Gren. Gds.) minor official correction to unit on the second, otherwise nearly extremely fine (2) £1200-1500

B.E.M. London Gazette 12 February 1965, [jointly with eight others] 23509061 Guardsman John Leslie Warner, 2nd Battalion, Grenadier Guards: ‘in recognition of their services as the Bearer Party at the State Funeral of The Right Honourable Sir Winston Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H.’

Sold with copy extract from the London Gazette and extracts from the Household Brigade Magazine showing pictures of the Grenadier Guards Bearer Party receiving and wearing their awards, and a short illustrated report on the State Funeral.