Auction Catalogue

15 December 2011

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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№ 396 x

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15 December 2011

Hammer Price:
£2,000

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Kappey, Royal Marine Artillery

Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, no clasp (Lieut: F. G. Kappey. R.M.A. H.M.S “Minotaur”); China 1900, no clasp (Major F. G. Kappey, R.M.A.); Coronation 1902, silver; Khedive‘s Star 1882, the first pitted from star with some loss of ship’s name, fine, otherwise very fine and better (4) £800-1000

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

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194 medals issued to the garrison at the North West Forts, Taku, which was garrisoned primarily by the R.M.A. and R.M.L.I. but also included 10 officers and ratings from the Royal Navy, all under the command of Major F. G. Kappey, R.M.A.

Frederick George Kappey was born on 10 October 1861, and joined the Royal Marine Artillery on 1 September 1878, becoming Captain in December 1886 and Major in June 1897. He was present during the operations in Egypt 1882, at the occupation of Alexandria immediately after the bombardment; employed in police duty under Captain Lord Charles Beresford; present at the surrender and occupation of Aboukir Forts; Commandant of Fort Tewfik (Medal, Khedive’s Star). He was present in Crete during the insurrections of both 1887 and 1897.

Kappey commanded the reinforcements of Royal Marines sent to China during the war of 1900 and served during the operations after the fall of Pekin. He commanded the north-west fort at Taku, on the Peiho river, while occupied by the British and Italian forces (Medal). Made Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel in 1904, Kappey was granted King Edward’s private permission to accept and wear the decoration of the Royal Swedish Order of the Sword in November 1906. Lieutenant-Colonel Kappey was appointed Recruiting Staff Officer at Southampton on 12 July 1911.