Orders, Decorations and Medals

A scarce Royal Military College Anson Memorial Prize Sword presented to a cadet, later commissioned into the Indian Army and killed on the North West Frontier of India in 1919, an 1887 pattern infantry officer’s sword, the 83cm dumbell section blade by Henry Wilkinson, Pall Mall, London, No. 46777 for 1914, etched with foliate scrolls etc and within a central panel ‘Anson Memorial Sword’ and ‘Royal Military College Prize for general proficiency, Gentleman Cadet Corporal G. H. Lane, December 1913’, regulation steel guard pierced with crowned GRI cypher, fish-skin covered grip bound with silver wire, complete with its steel scabbard and silver bullion sword-knot, blade rubbed otherwise good condition £300-350

The sword of Geoffrey Horsburgh Lane, son of Colonel Lane, RA, educated at Wellington College and the RMC Sandhurst, where he passed out third in 1912, commissioned into the 1/103rd. Mahrattas in 1913, he served through the Great War but was to be killed in action on the North West Frontier of India on 19 December 1919, he was buried in Jandola Cemetery and also commemorated on the Delhi Memorial.

The Anson Memorial Sword was endowed to commemorate Colonel Hon. A H Anson VC, it appears to have been awarded annually from 1883-1939.

Sold with further research.