Auction Catalogue

10 & 11 December 2014

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

№ 1064

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11 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£250

Three: Acting Corporal H. A. Shipton, Tank Corps, late The Queen’s Regiment

1914-15
Star (4557 Pte., The Queen’s R.); British War and Victory Medals (95607 A. Cpl., Tank Corps)

British War and Victory Medal pairs (2) (305298 Pte. N. L. Ross, Tank Corps; 302109 Pte. V. W. Smith, Tank Corps) very fine and better (9) £140-180

Private H.arry A. Shipton, The Queen’s Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 31 August 1915. Later transferred to the Tank Corps. He was discharged due to wounds on 23 August 1918 and awarded the Silver War Badge (not with lot). With copied m.i.c. and roll extract and Tank Corps cap badge.

Medals to ‘Ross’ with copied m.i.c. and a Tank Corps cap badge.

Victor Wynne Smith, a Clerk, living in Farnborough, attested for service with the Heavy Section Machine Gun Corps at Aldershot on 7 February 1916, aged 18 years. Served in France/Flanders, December 1916-July 1918. Posted to Central School, September 1918. With copied service papers.