Orders, Decorations and Medals

A group of medals to the Andrews Family:

Three: Lieutenant Douglas Sharpus Andrews, Royal Garrison Artillery
British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.); together with a mounted pair of miniature dress medals; South Kensington Education Board, National Medal for Success in Art, E.VII.R., bronze (Douglas S. Andrews. Designs. Based on a Plant, 1906) in case of issue

Twenty-two: Miss Sylvia Boyd Andrews
Royal Life Saving Society Award of Merit, silver (S. B. Andrews, 1931) in case of issue; Royal Horticultural Society Lindley Medal (2) 45mm., silver-gilt (To Miss S. Boyd Andrews for Water Colour Paintings of Tenerife & W. Australia 30.10.79); another, silver (To Miss S. Boyd Andrews for Water Colour Paintings of Bryophytes of W. Australia 17.2.76); Royal Horticultural Society Grenfell Medal (19) 45mm. - silver-gilt (2); silver (5); bronze (12), all named, awarded within the years 1955-88 for water-colour paintings of plants, generally extremely fine (27) £250-300

Ex D.N.W. 8 February 2010.

Douglas Sharpus Andrews was born in Brighton, Sussex in 1886 and was educated at Preston Grammar School, privately and at the Royal College of Arts, South Kensington (where he won the scarce National Medal for Success in Art). He was a second master at the Municipal School of Arts Brighton, also an artist himself, his pictures still being sold today. Initially in the ranks in the 1st/3rd Home Counties Brigade, Royal Field Artillery from 13 November 1915, mobilised 29 March 1916. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 15th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery (T.F.), 14 October 1917 and was later promoted to Lieutenant. Entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 4 April 1918, demobilised 28 January 1919. He died in 1944. Address on m.i.c. given as ‘School of Arts & Crafts, Green Lane, Derby’, and ”’Overdale”, Victoria Avenue, Borrowash, Nr. Derby’.

Miss Sylvia Boyd Andrews, M.A., B.Sc. (Oxon) (1915-2004) - a major Royal Horticultural Society exhibitor. Royal Horticultural Society Medals in the Lindley range are awarded to exhibits of special scientific or educational merit. Royal Horticultural Society Medals for paintings and drawings are awarded in the Grenfell medal range. The Royal Horticultural Society issued various grades of medals for award in gold, silver-gilt, silver and bronze. Interestingly on the first time an exhibitor was awarded a Gold Medal it was sent to them free of charge. No second Gold Medal or first and subsequent medals of any other grade would be sent unless the exhibitor wished to pay for them.