Auction Catalogue

25 & 26 June 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 857

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26 June 2008

Hammer Price:
£450

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Private J. H. Cook, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (8-4120 Pte., 2/Hants. R.) nearly extremely fine £350-450

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Hampshire Regiment.

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M.M. London Gazette 19 March 1918.

Bar to M.M.
London Gazette 14 May 1919.

Private James H. Cook, 2nd Battalion Hampshire Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 27 December 1914. The recipient came from Southampton. In addition to the above he was entitled to the 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory Medals. Sold with copied gazette extracts, M.M. card and m.i.c.