Auction Catalogue

17 September 2004

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

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

Lot

№ 1523

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17 September 2004

Hammer Price:
£520

Royal Naval Division Collingwood Battalion, a very rare brass shoulder title and an excessively rare rating’s near full length cap tally, gold thread on black silk ‘Collingwood’, slight discolouration to the gold thread otherwise very good condition (2) £400-600

The Collingwood and Benbow Battalions were so decimated during the Dardanelles Campaign that they were disbanded, metal cap badges therefore do not exist for these battalions.