Auction Catalogue

12 & 13 December 2012

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 183

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13 December 2012

Hammer Price:
£80

British War Medal 1914-20 (242901 Pte. D. Devonshire, The Queen’s R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (4) (T-1886 Pte. C. H. Corby, The Queen’s R.; 45697 Pte. S. C. H. McBain, The Queen’s R.; G-13150 Pte. A. E. terrell, The Queen’s R,; G-60850 Pte. C. W. Moindrot, The Queen’s R.) the last with obverse heavily polished, details worn

Pair
: Private A. J. Watling, The Queen’s Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (9103 Pte., The Queen’s R.) nearly very fine and better except where stated (7) £80-100

Frederick J Watling was transferred from the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt) to the Middlesex Regt with the number G/62239.

David Devonshire was transferred from the Queens (Royal West Surrey Regt) to the 7
th Bn Royal Fusiliers with the number GS 67932 serving in 190 Bde, 63rd Div at Harveng, South of Mons.

Charles H. Corby qualified for the 1914-1915 Star as he landed in the ‘Asiatic Theatre’ on 10 December 1915 as reinforcement to the 1/4th Royal West Surrey Regiment that had suffered over 700 casualties since their arrival in Gallipoli in August 1915. His number later changed to 240323 and he was demobilised on 2 April 1919. With copied m.i.c.

Stanley McBain was originally in the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt) but then transferred to the Corps of Hussars.

Charles Moindroit served in the Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regt) and died in Weston Super Mare, Somerset in 1945.