Auction Catalogue

28 March 2002

Starting at 12:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals Including five Special Collections

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 942

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28 March 2002

Hammer Price:
£2,400

A very rare Liwondi group to Petty Officer 1st Class I. Gent, Royal Navy

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ast and West Africa 1887-1900, 1 clasp, Liwondi 1893 (A.B., H.M.S. Herald), initial given as 'J.'; British War Medal 1914-20 (128549 P.O. 1, R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., E.VII. R. (128549 P.O. 1 Cl., H.M.S. Vernon), some minor contact wear, therefore very fine or better (3) £2000-2500

Only 33 clasps issued for Liwondi 1893 of which 16 were to H.M.S. Herald.

Sold with copies of medal roll confirming East & West Africa Medal, and sole entitlement to British War Medal for his Great War services.