Auction Catalogue

22 June 1999

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 690

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22 June 1999

Hammer Price:
£130

Pair: Able Seaman W. Cramp, Anson Battalion, Royal Naval Division
British War and Victory Medals (B.Z.4133 A.B., R.N.V.R.); together with memorial plaque (Walter Cramp); Admiralty transmission slip and box of issue for medals, extremely fine (3) £120-150

Able Seaman Walter Cramp was killed in action on 13 November 1916 during the epic Battle of the Ancre. It was in this action that Colonel Freyberg gained the award of the Victoria Cross. See lot 636 for brothers medals.