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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Lot

№ 532

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15 December 2011

Hammer Price:
£410

Four: Warrant Officer Class 1 A. Whittaker, Royal Army Service Corps

British War and Victory Medals (S4-146900 W.O. Cl. 1, A.S.C.); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (S4-146900 Cpl-A. Sjt., A.S.C.); Romania, Medal for Hardihood and Loyalty, 2nd Class, with swords, silver base metal, unnamed; together with a Silver War Badge (B.42688) nearly extremely fine (5) £300-360

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 17 June 1918. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Forces in France during the present war.’

Romania, Medal for Hardihood & Loyalty, 2nd Class with swords
London Gazette 3 December 1920.

Arthur Whittaker, a Clerk, from Waterfoot near Manchester, attested for the Army Service Corps at Aldershot on 13 November 1915, aged 24 years. Posted to Intelligence Corps G.H.Q. in May 1917. Post-war he applied for a position with the Colonial Government Service.

With original award document for the Romanian medal in addressed postage tube; a ‘Christmas 1918 Greetings from Intelligence Section G.H.Q.’ document; damaged card boxes of issue, and copied gazette extracts and (indistinct) service papers. Silver War Badge not confirmed to A. Whittaker.

Silver War Badge ‘B.42688’ awarded to P. Whittaker, Northumberland Fusiliers, who enlisted on 24 November 1915 and was discharged on 7 November 1918 due to sickness.