Auction Catalogue

2 April 2003

Starting at 10:00 AM

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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

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

Lot

№ 1278

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2 April 2003

Hammer Price:
£130

Four: Able Seaman C. Anderson, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve

1914-15 Star (J.4713 A.B., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (J.4713 A.B., R.N.), naming on Victory faint; Royal Fleet Reserve L.S.& G.C., G.V.R. 1st issue (J.4713 Ch..B.17123 A.B., R.F.R.), mounted as worn, edge bruising, contact marks, about very fine

Four: Stoker 1st Class R. A. Gill, Royal Navy and Royal Fleet Reserve

1914-15 Star (SS.115344 Sto.1, R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (SS.115344 Sto.1, R.N.); Royal Fleet Reserve L.S.& G.C., G.V.R. 1st issue (SS.115344 (Po.B.9221) Sto.1, R.F.R.) minor edge bruise and contact marks, good very fine (8) £70-90

Charles Anderson was born in 1891 at Speymouth, Elgin. In the Great War he served most of the time (July 1913 - Sept. 1917) aboard the pre-dreadnought battleship H.M.S. Lord Nelson.

Robert Andrew Gill was born in 1895 at Bury, Lancashire. During the Great War he served aboard the cruisers H.M.S.
Attentive (June 1914 - Sept. 19150 and Amethyst (Jan. 1916 - Feb. 1919).

Both sold with copied service papers.