Orders, Decorations and Medals

Nineteen: Richard James Sadd, Senior Messenger, Lord Chamberlain’s Office, late Irish Guards

Defence and War Medals; Jubilee 1977; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue, suspension dated ‘1956-1976’ (Richard James Sadd) edge bruised at 5 o’clock; Malaysia, Medal of the Most Distinguished Order of the Realm, silver (1974); Jordan, Order of Independence, 5th class, silver, gilt and enamels (1966); Liberia, Medal of Honour, silver (1962); Belgium, King Baudouin’s Royal Household Medal, silver (1963); Greece, Medal of the Order of George I, silver (1963); Sudan, Duty Medal, 2nd class, silver (1964); Chile, Medal of Bernardo O’Higgins, 2nd class, silver (1965); Austria, Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic, silver (1966); Italy, Medal for Services to the Republic, silver (1969); Finland, Medal of the Order of the White Rose, silver (1969); Netherlands, Medal of the Order of the House of Orange, silver (1972); Luxembourg, Medal of the Order of Merit of Adolphe of Nassau, bronze (1972); Republic of Germany, Service Medal of the Order of Merit, gilt and enamel (1972); Denmark, Medal of Recompense, 2nd class, silver, named (R. Sadd. 1974); France, Medal of Honour for Foreign Affairs, bronze (1976), named (R. Sadd), mounted court style as worn, the foreign awards all with their cases of issue, together with their respective warrants of appointment and restricted permission to wear letters, a few edge bruises, otherwise good very fine or better (19) £800-1000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Royal Household Awards.

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Richard James Sadd served during the Second World War in the Irish Guards, following which he joined the Royal Household staff in the Lord Chamberlain’s Office. He retired in 1978 and died shortly afterwards on 7 April that year. Sold with full research including details of the many state and other visits for which he received his awards, together with a large quantity of original documents, award certificates, Restricted Permission to Wear letters, and three photographs.