Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

An album of 1939-45 War V.C. winner autographs and other related memorabilia, compiled via correspondence in the 1980s, several of those contacted having returned signed modern photographs, and / or in addition to a covering letter, the winners including Captain P. J. Gardner of the Royal Tank Regiment, Major-General H. R. B. Foote, also of the Royal Tanks, Admiral Sir B. C. G. Place, R.N., of Tirpitz raid fame, Flight Lieutenant J. A. Cruickshank of Coastal Command, Brigadier L. MacL. Campbell of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, Wing Commander R. A. B. Learoyd, one of the first R.A.F. V.Cs of the 1939-45 War, Colonel P. A. Porteous of Dieppe raid fame, Lieutenant-Commander I. E. Fraser and Petty Officer T. W. Gould, both submariner V.Cs, Major D. A. Jamieson of the Norfolks, Lieutenant-Colonel E. C. T. Wilson, East Surreys (attached Somaliland Camel Corps), Flight Lieutenant W. Reid, a Bomber Command V.C., The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Watkins, late of the Welch Regiment and a Normandy operations V.C., Sergeant E. A. Smith and Major F. Tilston, both Canadians, the well-known Australian winner, Sir Roden Cutler, C.S.M. P. Wright of the Coldstreams, Captain G. R. Norton of the Hampshires, Private E. Kenna, another Australian winner for the Pacific, Warrant Officer K. Payne, of Vietnam War fame, Hon. Captain Ganju Lama, and the legendary Leonard Cheshire; together with a commemorative First Day Cover signed by R.F.C. winner Air Commodore “Freddie” West, in excellent condition and an interesting album (Lot) £100-150