Auction Catalogue

4 July 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Miniature Medals

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1017

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4 July 2001

Hammer Price:
£620

A rare ‘Palestine’ M.B.E., M.I.D. group of six awarded to Major P. G. C. Peddie, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders

The Order of the British Empire
, M.B.E. (Military) 2nd type General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf, generally nearly extremely fine (6) £400-500

See Colour Plate II

M.B.E.
London Gazette 11 May 1937. ‘.....for valuable services rendered in the field in connection with the operations in Palestine during the period April-Octber 1936.’

Despatches twice
London Gazette 23 July 1937 (Palestine); 30 June 1942 (Middle East).