Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Battle of Amiens’ M.C. group of five to Lieutenant A. R. Condor, 7th Dragoon Guards

Military Cross, G.V.R. ‘A. R. Condor, 7th Dragoon Guards, France, 1918’; British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, Kurdistan (Lieut.); Iraq, King Faisal’s War Medal, no clasp, unnamed as issued, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (5) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Major R. C. Mcduell.

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M.C. London Gazette 15 October 1918. ‘For conspicuous gallantry and initiative in a charge against the enemy in a wood. He led his men brilliantly under heavy machine-gun fire, his charge resulting in the capture of the wood, six machine-guns and fourteen prisoners. He did fine work.’

2nd Lieutenant Condor joined the 7th Dragoon Guards from the Yeomanry in June 1918.