Auction Catalogue

4 December 2002

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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

Lot

№ 563 x

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4 December 2002

Hammer Price:
£460

A good captioned photograph album compiled by Captain Marmaduke Whitaker, Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1923-1929, containing over 400 captioned snapshot photos covering voyage to India, home leave in U.K. (inc. R.W.F. Depot, Wrexham) and voyage back again, the majority being in India itself. (Whitaker & other officers (inc. F. M. Sir William Birdwood), natives, scenery, forts, hill stations, camps, baggage convoy etc.) Also 23 large professional photos, 12 views (Simla, Lahore, Amritsar etc.) Whitaker appears in most of the others which are groups of the R.W.F., Quetta 1929, Whitaker also appears in photos of De Montmorency and Staff and Hailey and Staff and a group photo of F.M. Birdwood and officers of the Seaforth Highlanders taken after the C. in C. Inspection. Most of the individuals are identified by hand in officer groups, boxing team photos etc., the album covers detached, contents in good condition £150-200