Auction Catalogue

22 June 1999

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 190

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22 June 1999

Hammer Price:
£200

British War Medal (3), (Major E. J. Clarke; Lieut. C. R. Burroughes; 405831 Pte. N. Keightley, L’pool R.); Victory Medal (9), (Chapn. S. Gates, R.N.; Lieut. T. Sunley, R.N.R.; Lt. Col. R. C. F. Schomberg; Lieut. E. H. Heppenstall; 2.Lieut. R. E. O’Bryen; 2.Lieut. G. W. Springthorpe; 2143 Pte. A. J. Reynolds, 6-Lond.R.; 6349 Pte. N. E. Grigsby, 18-Lond.R.; 5928 Pte. E. Burke, R.Dub.Fus.) generally very fine or better (12) £80-100

Major E. J. Clarke, West Yorkshire Regiment and Army Cyclist Corps, twice mentioned in despatches and awarded French Croix de Guerre.

Acting Chaplain (RC) Sebastian Gates, Royal Navy, was attached as Chaplain to HMS
Cormorant, parent ship at Gibraltar, from Auguast 1915.

Temp. Actg. Sub. Lieut. Thomas Sunley, R.N.R., served aboard HM Ships
Petroleum and Mercedes.

Lieut.-Colonel R. C. F. Schomberg, Seaforth Highlanders, served North West Frontier 1908; Great War, wounded twice, mentioned twice, awarded D.S.O. & Bar.

Lieutenant E. H. Heppenstall, R. Berkshire Regiment, served Greek Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, European Turkey, and Islands of the Aegean, 1916-18; and in Egypt, Feb-April 1916.

2.Lieutenant R. E. O’Bryen, Labour Corps, 164 P.O.W. Company, served France & Flanders Sept 1917 to Nov 1918, mentioned in Stonyhurst School memorial book.

2.Lieutenant G. W. Springthorpe, Royal Garrison Artillery, mentioned in Inns of Court memorial book.