Auction Catalogue

22 September 2006

Starting at 11:30 AM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

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

Lot

№ 676

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22 September 2006

Hammer Price:
£100

British War Medal 1914-20 (659 Cpl. Allon, 1/K.A.R.) some contact marks, good fine £40-60

K.A.R. D.C.M. Nyasaland Gazette 30 March 1918. ‘659 L/Cpl. Allan (note different spelling), 2/1 K.A.R.’ ‘For conspicuous gallantry in action at Lukulezi, Portuguese East Africa on 28th Jan. 1918. L/Cpl. Allan was one of a patrol returning to camp with a wounded man. The patrol was attacked, two more men being wounded. In getting out these two men, the original wounded man was left behind. L/Cpl. Allan returned under fire from about 80 yds. and carried the wounded man about a quarter of a mile and hid him. He then followed the patrol into camp, returned with a hammock and brought him in’.