Auction Catalogue

27 & 28 June 2012

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 247

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28 June 2012

Hammer Price:
£45

Victory Medal 1914-19 (5) (3-6825 Pte. F. W. Croydon, Devon. R.; 21946 Pte. P. D. Denham, Devon. R.; 54949 Pte. S. W. Gould, Devon. R.; 57832 Pte. W. E. Hunt, Devon. R.; 19318 Pte. S. G. Overthrow, Devon. R.) medal to ‘Gould’ without suspension ring, nearly very fine and better (5) £50-70

Francis Croydon landed in France on 3 December 1914 to join the 1st Battalion Devon Regiment and so qualified for the 1914-15 Star. He was awarded the Silver War Badge and discharged on 18 August 1915. Sidney Overthrow landed in the Egyptian Theatre on 16 October 1915 and so qualified for the 1914-15 Star. He was promoted Lance-Corporal and transferred to the M.G.C. Denham, Hunt and Gould all later transferred to the Labour Corps.