British Groups

Sale 56    18–20 Nov 1997   Wentworth Hotel   Sydney

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Lot 4071       British Groups

Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,700

GROUP OF SEVEN. Military Cross (GVR); Queen's South Africa Medal 1899 - four bars - Modder River; Paardeberg; Driefontein; Transvaal; King's South Africa Medal - two bars - South Africa 1901; South Africa 1902; 1914-15 Star; British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal (M.I.D.); Croix de Guerre with bronze palm (France), Pte/Major R. Letters A&S.H./Cam'n Highrs. First and last unnamed, others impressed, mounted for wear. Very fine. $ M.C.:L.G. 4 June 1917 'For operations in Greek Macedonia, Serbia and Bulgaria.' M.I.D: L.G. 21 July 1919; 30 January 1919. CdeG: L.G. 21 July 1919. Together with M.I.D. Certificate; Officer's pass (identity card) with threequarter length photograph of recipient; and officer's army book 439, where his home address is given as 'Reveille' Thulimbah Qld; and with notation that he 'performed the duties of Supervisor & British Military Representative in the Province of Akhalkalaki Georgia for four months', having served in the Transcaucus from 23 December 1918 until 3 October 1919. All awards also confirmed.

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