Lot Archive

Lot

№ 975

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7 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£440

Three: Sergeant-Major W. Stentiford, Devonshire Regiment

Afghanistan 1878-80, no clasp (508 Pte., 2/11th Regt); Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue (1235 Cr. Sgt., Devon R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (S. Mjr., Devon R.) first with contact marks, good fine, others good very fine and better (3) £400-450

Sergeant-Major William Stentiford was recommended for the M.S.M. in November 1897 by the G.O.C. Aldeshot when he was Militia Sergeant-Major of the 3rd, late 2nd Battalion Devonshire Regiment. He had served some 22 years, with 13 overseas.