Auction Catalogue

21 September 2001

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

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

Lot

№ 1071

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21 September 2001

Hammer Price:
£150

Three: Major A. A. McClelland, Royal Engineers, formerly Royal Marines and Divisional Engineers, Royal Naval Division

1914-15 Star
(DEAL 119-S L. Cpl., R.M.); British War Medal (Capt.); Victory Medal (DEAL 119-S L. Cpl., R.M.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Major, R.E.); together with a Royal Naval Division cap tally, generally nearly extremely fine (4) £70-90

Alexander Allen McClelland was born at Mendoza, Argentina, on 17 March 1893, and was a civil engineer before enlisting on 22 September 1914. He served as a Royal Marine Sapper with the Divisional Engineers of the Royal Naval Division in France until discharged to a temporary Commission in the Royal Engineers in November 1916. Sold with copy of Medal Index Card confirming B.W.M. returned for amendment and re-issued in 1933, and copy service sheet.