Auction Catalogue

23 September 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

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

Lot

№ 1260

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23 September 2005

Hammer Price:
£950

A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Major H. O. C. Anne, Royal Field Artillery, attached “R” Anti-Aircraft Battery

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued; 1914 Star (Lieut., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Major); French Croix de Guerre 1914-1918, together with two sets of corresponding miniatures, nearly extremely fine (15) £800-1000

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1919 (R.F.A., attached “R” A.A. Bty.).

Mention in despatches
London Gazette 1 January 1916 and 23 December 1918.

French Croix de Guerre
London Gazette 19 June 1919.

Hesleytyne Oswald Charlton Anne served in France and Belgium 15 August 1914 to 9 December 1915 and 11 June 1917 to 11 November 1918.