Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: attributed to Soldat Joseph Domérégo, Garde Nationale Mobile des Alpes, a veteran of the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71

France, War Commemorative Medal 1870-71, bronze; Veteran’s Medal 1870-71, clasp, 1870-1871, silvered brass, with associated documents

Three: a modern French group

Overseas Service Medal, 2 clasps, Somalie, Cambodge; National Defence Medal, 2 clasps, Missions d’Assistance Exterieure, Train; Commemorative Medal, 1 clasp, Ex-Yougoslavie, mounted as worn; together with riband bar

Medal of Honour, bronze, with swords, reverse inscribed, ‘Pour Services Distingues’, bronze palm on ribbon, with associated document; Medal of Honour, for Trains, gilt, reverse inscribed, ‘F. Fiore 1955’, with lapel rosette in damaged card box, with associated document

Together with an award document for the Legion of Honour, Officer, to Colonel Henri M. Waite, American Army (document only) and an award document for the Belgian War Commemorative Medal 1940-45, with crossed sabres on ribbon, to ‘Sdt M.23 Hoebeke, Louis, Camille, du PA Mat/4D I’ (document only) medals good very fine and better (lot) £120-160

Medals attributed to Domérégo with award document for the War Medal 1870-71, dated 11 September 1912; also with a Ministere de la Guerre ‘Commission’ document to Domérégo, dated 24 May 1899, as a Cantonnier, living in Sospel in the Alpes-Maritime.

Medal of Honour, bronze, with swords, with award document to Monsieur Marcoux Georges, Soldat au 22 Regt de Quebec (Bataillon des Canadiens Français)’ , dated 21 November 1918. Document stained.

Medal of Honour, for Trains, with Ministry of Public Transport award document to François Fiore for completing 32 years of service, dated 21 July 1955.

Henry Matson Waite was an American Civil Engineer. He served as Commanding Colonel of Engineers of the U.S. Transportation Corps. Serving with the A.E.F. in France, 1918-19, he was awarded the American Distinguished Service Medal and the French Legion of Honour, Officer grade. With copied research.