Auction Catalogue

19 & 20 March 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 869

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20 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£1,650

Five: Staff Armourer Sergeant H. Proctor, Corps of Armourers and King’s Royal Rifle Corps

South Africa 1877-79, 1 clasp, 1879 (2119 Armr. Sgt., 3/60th Foot); Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (2419 Armr. Sgt., 3/K.R. Rif. C.); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue; Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S. Armr. Sgt., C. of Armrs.); Khedive’s Star 1882, unnamed, mounted for display, slight edge bruising and minor contact marks, good very fine and better (5) £650-750

Henry Proctor was born in Aston, Birmingham. A Gunsmith by occupation, he enlisted into the Corps of Armourers on 8 November 1864, aged 21 years, 8 months. Promoted to Armourer Sergeant in February 1865, he was appointed as such to the 3rd/60th Rifles in March 1866. With them he served in India, June 1866-December 1872 and South Africa, July 1879-July 1882, being present in the Zulu War of 1879 and the 1st Boer War of 1881. Service in Malta, February-July 1882, and Egypt, July 1882-January 1883, followed. Proctor received the L.S. & G.C. medal in November 1889. In 1920 he was awarded the M.S.M. with an annuity of £10. He died c.1924. Sold with copied service papers and other research.