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

№ 1380

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20 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£750

Three: Sergeant D. P. Smith, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Rhodesia 1980 (24395317 Cpl., REME); General Service 1962, 1 clasp, Northern Ireland (24395317 Sgt., REME), mounted as worn; Zimbabwe Independence Medal 1980 (13482), bronze, nearly extremely fine (4) £400-500

Sold with Rhodesia 1980 miniature dress medal, British Army Identity Card bearing the recipient’s photograph, and copied army statement of service taken from Army Form B108Y, ‘Sgt. Smith has been employed for the last 13 years on tasks associated with the maintenance of Army aircraft. He has carried out scheduled and unscheduled maintenance in a number of world wide locations, on both fixed wing and helicopters. ... During the latter part of his career he has confidently supervised a small team of both aircraft and avionic tradesman’.