Auction Catalogue

30 June 1998

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 249

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30 June 1998

Hammer Price:
£170

An interesting 1914 Star to Captain (3rd Class Agent) G. S. Collings, Intelligence Corps and Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers
1914 Star,
with contemporary copy clasp (2.Lieut.), nearly extremely fine £100-120

The medal is sold with numerous copied documents taken from the recently released Officers Service records held at the Public Record Office. Much interesting information is contained in this archive mostly dating from the 1960’s when Collings entered into correspondence with the Army Record Office as evidently he felt that he was due some recognition for his war services.

The following is an extract from one of his letters: