Auction Catalogue

27 June 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

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

Lot

№ 662

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27 June 2002

Hammer Price:
£150

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (T-Maj. A. L. Skinner, 4-6 Raj Rif.), nearly extremely fine £70-90

Major A.L. Skinner served in the Great War, participating in operations in Mesopotamia, 8 November 1916 to 31 October 1918 and then in Persia from 26 March 1919 until 17 June 1921. He was four times mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 12 March1918, 27 August 1918, 5 June 1919 and 9 September 1921).