Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Three Groups of miniature dress medals attributed to the Pretyman Family:

The mounted group of six miniature dress medals attributed to Major-General Sir George T. Pretyman, K.C.M.G., C.B., Royal Artillery, Order of St. Michael and St. George, gold and enamel; Order of the Bath, Military Division, gold and enamel, bulbous centre, with gold buckle on ribbon; Canada General Service, 2 clasps, Fenian Raid 1866, Fenian Raid 1870; Afghanistan, 3 clasps, Peiwar Kotal, Charasia, Kandahar; Kabul to Kandahar Star; Queen’s South Africa, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Paardeberg, Driefontein, South Africa 1901, mounted as worn, very fine and better

The mounted group of five miniature dress medals attributed to Wing Commander G. F. Pretyman, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Air Force, Distinguished Service Order, G.V.R., gilt and enamel, complete with top bar; Order of the British Empire, 1st type, Military Division, silver-gilt; 1914 Star with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, B.W.M. suspension bent, mounted as worn but last medal separated, very fine

The mounted group of nine miniature dress medals attributed to Wing Commander E. R. Pretyman, A.F.C., Royal Air Force, Air Force Cross; 1914 Star with clasp; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaf; Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Serbia, Order of the White Eagle, Officer’s, with swords, silver-gilt, gold and enamel, rosette on ribbon, mounted as worn, good very fine (20) £360-400

Major-General Sir George Tindal Pretyman was born in 1845 and educated at Wimbledon School and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1865 and served in the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870. Promoted Captain in 1877, he served as A.D.C. to Lord Roberts in Afghanistan during 1878-80, where he was thrice mentioned in despatches and received the brevet of Major in 1879 and that of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1881. His service continued in India, during which time as Brigadier-General he commanded the 1st Infantry Brigade in the Isazai Expedition 1892. He was created C.B. in 1896 and attained the rank of Major-General in 1897. In the Second Boer War he was Commandant at H.Q. South Africa and was twice mentioned in despatches. Later appointed Military Governor for Bloemfontein in 1900 and Major-General Commanding the Kimberley Military District in 1901. For his services in South Africa he was created K.C.M.G. in 1900. Further service in India followed after the War until his retirement in 1907. Sold with a large colour print of the Major-General in uniform.

Wing Commander George Frederick Pretyman was born in 1891, the eldest son of Major-General Sir George Pretyman and was educated at Wellington and Sandhurst. He was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry in 1911 but subsequently joined the Royal Flying Corps. In the Great War he received the D.S.O. (London Gazette 27.3.1915), ‘For great gallantry, ability and initiative on numerous occasions, especially on 12th inst. The clouds being low, he had to fly very low for a considerable period all along the German positions to ascertain their movements, being exposed the whole time to a very heavy fire. On 13th inst. he blew up the centre of a train at Don Station, damaged a building outside which a battalion of the enemy were forming up and drove off a German aeroplane’. For services in the Great War he was awarded the O.B.E. (London Gazette 1.1.1919) and was four times mentioned in despatches.

Wing Commander Edward Radclyffe Pretyman was born in 1894, the second son of Major-General Sir George Pretyman. He was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry in 1913 and was wounded whilst serving with them in 1915. Upon his recovery he joined the R.F.C. He was awarded the A.F.C. (London Gazette 3.6.1919) and the Serbian White Eagle (London Gazette 15.2.1917) and was twice mentioned in despatches.