Sporting & General Medals, Badges & Awards - Opening
Lot 2858 SESSION 10 (11.30AM WEDNESDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER) Sporting & General Medals, Badges & Awards - Opening of
Estimate $300
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PT AUGUSTA TOWN HALL (SOUTH AUSTRALIA), presentation key, in brass (58x28mm), no maker, inscribed 'Presented to/His Excellency/Lt.Gen Sir Willoughby-Norrie/K.C.M.G. C.B. D.S.O. M.C./On the occasion of opening/Pt. Augusta/Town Hall/30th August/1946'. Very fine.
Ex DNW Sale, 9 December 1999 (lot 426).
Lieutenant General Charles Willoughby Moke Norrie, 1st Baron Norrie, GCMG, GCVO, CB, DSO, MC & Bar (26 September 1893 - 25 May 1977) was a senior officer of the British Army who fought in both World Wars, following which he served terms as Governor of South Australia and the eighth Governor-General of New Zealand.
See also lot 2860 to the same recipient.
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