Auction Catalogue

19 September 2003

Starting at 11:00 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

№ 121

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19 September 2003

Hammer Price:
£150

A B.E.M. awarded to the Hon. Mrs Madelaine Balfour, Head of Air Mail Despatch room, Joint War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John

British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Madelaine, Hon. Mrs. Balfour) extremely fine £100-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Awards to Civilians from the Collection of John Tamplin.

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B.E.M. (Civil Division) London Gazette 9 January 1946: ‘Madelaine, the Honourable, Mrs. Balfour, Head of Air Mail Despatch room, Joint War Organisation of the British Red Cross Society and Order of St John.’

Madelaine Maude Graham-Watson was born on 4 April 1881. She married on 27 June 1908, the Hon. James Moncrieff Balfour, O.B.E., K.St.J., second son of the 1st Baron Kinross. She died in London on 5 October 1990, aged 89. Sold with further details.