Auction Catalogue

18 May 2011

Starting at 12:00 PM

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The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 237

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18 May 2011

Hammer Price:
£820

China 1857-60, 3 clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, Pekin 1860 (Gunr. Thos. Croker, No. 6 B. 12th Bde. R. Art.) officially impressed naming, good very fine £350-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Only 45 members of the battery qualified for all three clasps. Gunner Thomas Croker was discharged on 25 August 1865. Clasps confirmed on Asplin’s roll.