Auction Catalogue

9 December 1999

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 653

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9 December 1999

Hammer Price:
£320

Four: Sergeant-Drummer W. J. Stevens, Lincolnshire Regiment

Queen’s Sudan 1896-98 (3787 Dr., 1/Lin. R.); British War Medal (3787 A.W.O.Cl.1, Linc. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (3787 Sjt-Dmr., Linc. Regt.); Khedive’s Sudan 1896-1908, 2 clasps, The Atbara, Khartoum (3787 Dr., 1st Linc. R.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine and better (4) £240-280

Sergeant-Drummer William John Stevens, 1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, was killed in action, France & Flanders, on 27 April 1915. He is buried in Dickebusch New Military Cemetery, Belgium. Sold with some additional research including two copy photographs and a copy news cutting announcing his death in action. Also entitled to a Star and Victory Medal.