Auction Catalogue

7 & 8 July 2010

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 705

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8 July 2010

Hammer Price:
£210

Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders Medal (3) obverse: engraved badge of the regiment with ‘LXXIX’ below, within a wreath of thistle and laurel, reverse inscribed, ‘The Haig Medal for Piobaireachd 1st Bn. Q.O. Cameron Highlanders, L.Cpl. R. Rodham, 1935’, 38mm., silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1935, ring suspension connected to the piece by means of the numeral ‘79’; another, struck badge of the regiment with ‘79’ below, within a laurel wreath, reverse inscribed, ‘“C” Coy. 1933 Shooting’, 38mm., bronze-gilt, ring suspension; another, struck badge of the regiment with ‘LXXIX’ below, reverse inscribed, ‘220 Yards L/c Miller 1933’ within a laurel wreath, 38mm., silver, no suspension; Gordon Highlanders Medal, engraved badge of the regiment, reverse inscribed, ‘Tug of War 1897 “F” Company ( 3773 Pte. T. Smith) 33mm., silver, ring suspension, good very fine (4) £60-80

‘Piobaireachd’ = Bagpipe Music.

With some notes re. T. Smith.