Auction Catalogue

25 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 318

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£680

A Great War M.M. group of eight awarded to Squadron Leader L. J. Brown, Royal Canadian Air Force, late Royal Fusiliers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (K-1451 Pte. L. Brown, 22/R. Fus.); 1914-15 Star (K-1451 Pte., R.Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (K-1451 Sjt., R.Fus.); Canadian Volunteer Service Medal; War Medal, silver; Coronation 1937, privately named; Royal Air Force L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue (C2281 S/L L. J. Brown MM) cleaned and mounted court style, the Great War medals with pitting and contact wear, otherwise nearly very fine or better (8) £450-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Long Service Medals from the Collection formed by John Tamplin.

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M.M. London Gazette 17 April 1917.

L.S. & G.C.
Canada Gazette 28 September 1946.

Lionel James Brown was born on 11 September 1893, at Welland, near Malvern, Worcestershire. He served in the Royal Fusiliers from April 1915 to February 1919, and was in France from November 1915. After demobilization in 1919 he re-enlisted into the Corps of Military Police but was discharged after 1 year 10 days service in June 1921. In 1926 he moved to Canada where, in November of that year, he enlisted into the Permanent Force of Canada and served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps until discharged at his own request in April 1928. Brown then enlisted intoi the Royal Canadian Air Force, Permanent Force, becoming Squadron Leader in June 1943. He retired in September 1946 and died on 10 September 1958, aged 64. Sold with his original ‘R.A.F. Pocket Book 1937’, full record of service and copy photograph of the recipient in R.C.A.F. uniform.