Auction Catalogue

15 December 2000

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 1218

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15 December 2000

Hammer Price:
£520

Three: Second Lieutenant J. K. Ferrier, Rifle Brigade, formerly Royal Fusiliers

1914-15 Star (
1713 Pte., R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with illuminated memorial scroll, inscribed ‘2/Lieut. John Kinmont Ferrier, Rifle Brigade’, small edge bruise to BWM, otherwise nearly extremely fine (3) £200-250

Second Lieutenant John Kinmont Ferrier died of wounds in France and Flanders on 23 August 1918 whilst serving with ‘D’ Company, 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade. Sold with eight pages of copied detail from his P.R.O. correspondence file which confirm that he was previously wounded in action in March 1916, whilst serving with the 23rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers.