Auction Catalogue

23 September 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

№ 930

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23 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£320

A Great War M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal L. J. Easton, 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards

Military Medal, G.V.R. (17661 Pte-L. Cpl., 1/C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (17661 Pte., C. Gds.) these two re-impressed, mounted for wear, good very fine (3) £250-300

M.M. London Gazette 14 May 1919. Award confirmed for the Hindenburg Line 1918.

With large certificate inscribed, ‘No.17661 L/Cpl. Lionel John Easton, Coldstream Guards, served with honour and was disabled in the Great War. Honourably discharged on 16th May 1919’, this in wooden glazed frame, 55 x 52cm.

With copied gazette extract and m.i.c. which indicates the recipient was on the Silver War Badge list.