Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War C.B.E. group of ten awarded to Captain C. C. Walcott, Royal Navy, who was mentioned in despatches and promoted for services at Tientsin in June 1900

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Civil) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with full neck cravat; China 1900, 2 clasps, Taku Forts, Relief of Pekin (Act. Lieut. C. C. Walcott. H.M.S. Centurion) duplicate issue with later impressed naming and fitted with copy clasps; 1914-15 Star (Commr. C. C. Walcott, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Commr. C. C. Walcott. R.N.) the Victory medal officially re-impressed; Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1936-1939 (Capt. C. C. Walcott. C.B.E. R.N.); Defence and War Medals; Coronation 1902, silver; Coronation 1937, the last nine mounted as worn, generally good very fine (10)
£500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine collection of awards for the Boxer Rebellion 1900.

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20 China medals with two clasps issued to this ship.

C.B.E. London Gazette 5 June 1920: ‘For services in connection with the Imperial War Museum.’

Colpoys Cleland Walcott was born at Maidenhead, Surrey, on 31 July 1878, and was educated at Eastmans, Southsea, and H.M.S. Britannia, passing out as Midshipman on 15 January 1895. As Sub-Lieutenant in Centurion he served in China with the Naval Brigade and was present at the capture of the Taku Forts, the defence of Tientsin and the relief of Pekin. He was mentioned in despatches for Tientsin and specially promoted Lieutenant on 9 November 1900. During the Great War he was in command of the Armed Merchant Cruiser Empress of India from August 1914 to February 1915, and thereafter at H.M.S. President, in the Naval Intelligence Department. Promoted Captain (Retired) in November 1918, Walcott served with the Intelligence branch in Palestine 1936-39, and was a Gold Rod Usher at the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. In the Second World War he served at Aberdeen, Invergordon, and at the Admiralty. Captain Colpoys Walcott died on 29 April 1961. Sold with coloured portrait photograph of Walcott in full dress for the 1937 Coronation and some research.