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Sold on 27 February 2019

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A Collection of Fire Brigade Medals

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№ 676

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27 February 2019

Hammer Price:
£800

Three: Deck Hand N. W. Vigar, Royal Naval Reserve, latterly a Fireman with the London Fire Brigade
British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (13322D.A. N. W. Vigar, D.H., R.N.R.) mounted as worn; London Fire Brigade Good Service Medal, 2nd type (Fireman N. W. Vigar) bronze; with LFB cap badge, second with edge bruise, otherwise nearly very fine

Four
: Air Mechanic 2nd Class W. E. Boorer, Royal Air Force
British War and Victory Medals (88514 2 A.M. W. E. Boorer. R.A.F.) mounted as worn; Fire Brigade Prize Medals (2) by Fattorini, Bradford, silver, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Fireman W. E. Boorer, Winner of Shield 1912’; another, similar, reverse inscribed, ‘Presented to Fireman W. E. Boorer, Winner of Shield 1914’, nearly very fine and better (8) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Fire Brigade Medals.

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M.I.D. London Gazette 28 August 1918:
‘For distinguished service in connection with the second blocking raid on Ostend 10th May 1918’.