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

№ 985

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26 June 2008

Hammer Price:
£520

Five: Private H. E. Turney, 11th Battalion London Regiment

1914-15 Star (3091 Pte., 11-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3091 Pte., 11-Lond. R.); Special Constabulary Long Service, G.V.R., 2nd issue (Harold E. Turney); Serbia, Oblitch Bravery Medal, 30mm., bronze-gilt, unnamed as issued, mounted for wear, good very fine (5) £220-260

Serbia ‘Gold Medal’ London Gazette 15 February 1917. ‘3091 Rifleman Harold Edward Turney, London Regiment’.

Private Turney landed at Sulva Bay, Gallipoli with the 1/11th Battalion London Regiment on 10 August 1915. Still with the Londons in January 1917 when he was given a new service number - 451018 - from the Finsbury Rifles allocated number block. At a later date he was transferred to the Royal Engineers (Service No. 549857) and remained with them until discharged to the ‘Z’ Reserve on 14 July 1919. Sold with copied service details and gazette extract.