Auction Catalogue

25 September 2008

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1267

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25 September 2008

Hammer Price:
£100

1914-15 Star (20921 Pte. E. W. Williams, R.W. Fus.); British War Medal 1914-20 (36973 Pte. J. H. Williams, R.W. Fus.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (8917 Pte. W. Williams, R.W. Fus.); U.N. Medal, UNFICYP ribbon; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., small letter reverse (2336 Sgt. W. Phillips, Ryl. W. Fus.) renamed, suspension refitted; Silver War Badge (2) (365012; 190620); Association of Conservative Clubs Medal, with ‘Five Years’ bar and ‘Distinguished Service’ brooch bar, reverse inscribed, ‘B. J. Ives, 1920’, gilt and enamel; Royal Society of St. George Badge, gilt and enamel, unnamed, complete with rose emblem and top bar; Royal Welch Fusiliers Comrades Association Badge, gilt and enamel, unnamed; British miniature dress medals (6), including Victoria Cross, good very fine and better (16) £120-160

With a note stating, ‘36973 Private John H. Williams, 1st Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, suffered a shrapnel wound to his left leg on 3 October 1917 and was admitted to No.3 Australian Field Ambulance’.

Army L.S. & G.C. to Phillips with copied service papers.

Silver War Badge ‘365012’ awarded to Private E. J. Breakhouse, 4th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who enlisted on 11 December 1915 and was discharged on 17 May 1918.

Sold with a coloured photograph of a soldier of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers in dress uniform wearing a D.C.M., Q.S.A. with five clasps and K.S.A. with two. Signed ‘E. Francis, 1982’ - this damaged. Also with a Memorial Scroll mounted on card, to ‘Pte. Charles Richard Stobo Reid, Royal Welsh Fusiliers’.