Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria. Including a superb collection of medals to the King’s German Legion, Police Medals from the Collection of John Tamplin and a small collection of medals to the Irish Guards

The mounted group of six miniature dress medals attributed to Captain T. M. Luke, Royal Artillery, Distinguished Service Order, E.VII.R., gold and enamel, complete with top bar; India General Service 1895-1902, 1 clasp, Punjab Frontier 1897-8; Tibet, 1 clasp, Gyantse; India General Service 1908-35, 2 clasps, North West Frontier 1908, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919; British War Medal; Delhi Durbar 1911, silver, mounted as worn, generally good very fine (6) £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Fine Collection of Dress Miniatures formed by the late Derek Robinson.

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Ex Spink’s Auction 8.12.1988.

Thomas Mawe Luke was born in 1872. Joining the Royal Artillery in 1892, he became a Lieutenant in 1895. He served on the North West Frontier of India with the Tirah Expeditionary Force 1897-98 and was promoted Captain in 1900. He then served in the Tibet Campaign 1904-4, for which he was mentioned in despatches and created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (London Gazette 16.12.1904). Further service followed on the N.W. Frontier and he was promoted Major in 1913. In the Great War he served as D.A.A.G., A.A.G. and D.A.G., and during 1916-19 served as Director of Administration G.H.Q., India with the rank of Brigadier-General. He was given the brevet of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1915 and was promoted to that rank in 1917. In the Afghan War of 1919, Lieutenant-Colonel Luke was C.R.A. of the Kohat Kurran Force from June to September 1919. For his services in these wars he was awarded the O.B.E. in 1918 and C.B.E. in 1919.