The Collection of Medals Formed by Bill and Angela Strong

Silver Cigarette Box, bearing the inscription, ‘Presented to Major J. C. Stevenson, Royal Horse Artillery, by the Commandant and Staff of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, on the occasion of his marriage, 15th March 1957’, 178 x 87 x 44mm., with hallmarks for Birmingham 1956, lid bearing the crest of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, wood interior, very good condition £120-160

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

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John Campbell Stevenson was born on 12 November 1920. He served in the ranks of the Royal Artillery for 99 days before gaining a commission in December 1939. Served with the R.A. in the B.E.F. 1940, becoming a prisoner-of-war, 1940-45. For his wartime services he was mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 8 November 1945). Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson, as Commandant of the Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland, was murdered by I.R.A. gunmen at the door of his house on 8 April 1974.

With extract from The Gunner, December 2010, which featured his grandson being presented with the Elizabeth Cross as Lieutenant-Colonel Stevenson’s next-of-kin.