Seven: Thomas Edgar Champion, Coachman, Buckingham Palace. ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL, G.VI.R., silver; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; LONG AND FAITHFUL SERVICE MEDAL, G.V.R., dated 1910-1930, with extra long service bar, THIRTY YEARS; France, MEDAL OF HONOUR, silver; Belgium, ROYAL HOUSEHOLD MEDAL, 3rd class, silver gilt; Roumania, ROYAL HOUSEHOLD MEDAL, 2nd class, silver gilt, the group mounted court style, extremely fine (7)

Thomas Edgar Champion joined the Royal Stables at Buckingham Palace as Postilion, in 1912. He had previously served since 1891, as Pony boy and later Coachman to the Marquis of Zetland the Duke of Bedford and Lord Pembroke. He was promoted to Head Postilion and later to Coachman and worked for the Royal Family until his retirement in 1948 Although not actively engaged as Royal Coachman he continued to live in quarters in Windsor Castle until his death, in 1967, at the age of 89. The group is accompanied by original certificates for the R.V.M., Jubilee and Coronation medals, the clasp to his Faithful Service Medal, the three foreign awards, and other related documents.