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Lot 5251    SESSION 17 (11.30am Friday)    British Groups

Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $4,800

GROUP OF TEN. Military Cross (GVR); British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; General Service Medal 1918-62 (GVR) - bar - Iraq; India General Service Medal 1908-35 (GVR) - two bars - Waziristan 1921-24 and North West Frontier 1930-31; India General Service Medal 1936-39 - bar - North West Frontier 1937-39 with oakleaf emblem; 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; British War Medal 1939-45; India Service Medal 1939-45, Capt. R.W. Allan on the second and third medals, Lt. R.W. Allan R.G.A. on the fourth medal, Capt. R.W. Allan R.G.A. on the fifth medal, Maj. R.W. Allan R.I. A.S.C on the sixth medal, Col. R.W. Allan on the seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth medals, the first medal un-named. The second to sixth medals impressed, seventh to tenth medals pantographed. Very fine.

Lt. Col. R.W. Allan MC, Royal Artillery and Royal Indian Army Service Corps. M.C. 16th September 1918, "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in charge of the battery he did good work at close range, working in conjunction with the infantry was able to destroy houses containing machine guns, thus saving a critical situation". Mentioned in Despatches, LG: 25 October 1940. Together with some research detailing service and postings.

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