Auction Catalogue

30 March 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 938

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30 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£620

A Second World War Polish Cross of Valour group of eight awarded to Medical Lieutenant Maksymilian Allerhand, Polish 4th Border Light Artillery Regiment
Polish, Cross of Valour; Cross of Merit, 2nd Class with swords, enamelled; Monte Cassino Cross 1944, reverse officially numbered, ‘26.527’; 5th Infantry Division Badge, enamelled, screw-backed; 1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals, all unnamed, generally extremely fine (8) £200-300

With two British card medal forwarding boxes addressed to ‘Mr M. Allerhand, Warrington Gen. Hospital, Warrington, Lancashire’; forwarding slip; together with eight award cards for the above Polish and British awards, named to Medical Lieutenant Maksymillian Allerhand of the 4th Border Light Artillery Regiment. Also with a modern hand-written note: ‘Son states: Captured by Russians & sent to Siberia. Released & escaped to join British Army in North Africa. Fought at Monte Cassino. Became a Doctor in Warrington Hospital. Committed suicide.’