Auction Catalogue

28 & 29 March 2012

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1505

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29 March 2012

Hammer Price:
£1,200

Four: Temporary Sergeant-Major H. Frost, Royal West Kent Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (TF-240447 Sjt., R.W. Kent); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-18 (1948 Pte., R.W. Kent R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Kurdistan (240447 T.W.O.Cl.I., R.W. Kent) nearly very fine and scarce (4)
£300-350

Research with the group indicates that only 6 ‘Kurdistan’ clasps were issued to the 1/5th Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment; the 2006 edition of British Battles and Medals states that 20 clasps were awarded to the regiment. With copied m.i.c. and other research.