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

№ 1069

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28 March 2002

Hammer Price:
£360

Pair: Lieutenant H. E. Baness, Welsh Guards, later Gurkha Rifles

British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); India General Service 1908-351 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lt., 3/11/Gurkha Rfls.) nearly extremely fine (3) £180-220

Horace Edward Baness joined the Welsh Guards sometime in 1916, serving with them in France and Flanders from 26 May 1917 until 3 September 1918, subsequently serving with the Gurkha Rifles in India. Sold with copied extracts from the Welsh Guards regimental history in which Baness is mentioned several times.