Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

The mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel R. G. Merriman, Royal Artillery, Distinguished Service Order, V.R., gold and enamel, complete with top bar; East & West Africa, 1 clasp, 1892; British War and Victory Medals, mounted as worn, last ribbon a little frayed, good very fine (4) £90-110

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Fine Collection of Dress Miniatures formed by the late Derek Robinson.

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Reginald Gordon Merriman was born in 1866 in Aden, the son of General Charles James Merriman. He was educated at the United Services College, Devon and the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1884 and served in the Expedition to the Tambaku Country, West Africa in 1892. He was awarded the D.S.O. (London Gazette 9.8.1982) ‘In recognition of his services during the recent operations on the West Coast of Africa, resulting in the capture of Tambi and Toniataba’. He was promoted Captain in 1893, Major in 1903 and Lieutenant-Colonel in 1913. In the Great War he served with the Siege Artillery in France 1916-17.