Auction Catalogue

17 & 18 September 2009

Starting at 11:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 1199 x

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18 September 2009

Hammer Price:
£170

Pair: Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander E. Taffs, Royal Naval Reserve

British War Medal 1914-20 (Pay. Lt. Cr. E. Taffs, R.N.R.); Royal Naval Reserve Decoration, E.VII.R., silver, silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1909, good very fine (2) £140-180

Edwin Taffs was gazetted for his Royal Naval Reserve Decoration on 9 November 1909 (London Gazette refers), and was only entitled to the British War Medal 1914-20 for his services in the Great War (the official roll refers).