Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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

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

Lot

№ 1152

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£720

Five: Sergeant W. H. Robinson, Norfolk Regiment

India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1887-89, Chin-Lushai 1889-90 (642 Corpl., 2nd Bn. Norf. R.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901 (642 Sgt., Norfolk Regt.); 1914-15 Star Trio (3-10664 Sjt., Norf. R.) the first two with contact marks and edge bruising, good fine, otherwise good very fine (5) £500-550

William Robinson served at Fort White during the Chin Lushai operations with a detachment of 29 men from the 2nd Norfolks, and with the 3rd Battalion during the Boer War. He re-enlisted during the Great War and served in Egypt from 9 May 1915. He was later discharged and awarded the Silver War Badge.