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

№ 1154

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28 March 2002

Hammer Price:
£420

Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (5775 L.Cpl. W. J. Hamilton, 1/Middx. R.) extremely fine £250-300

D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916 (details 11 March 1916): “For conspicuous gallantry when he carried an important messageunder very heavy fire. He was severely wounded. He had previously crawled across the open with other messages.”