Auction Catalogue

18 June 1997

Starting at 2:00 PM

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Orders, Decorations and Medals

The Westbury Hotel  37 Conduit Street  London  W1S 2YF

Lot

№ 57

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18 June 1997

Hammer Price:
£310

Abyssinia 1867-68 (Lieut. E. A. Fitz Roy, G By. 14: Bde. R.A.) edge bruising, otherwise very fine

Edward Albert Fitz Roy was born on 7 February 1840, and was commissioned into the Royal Artillery on 19 June 1860. He served in the Abyssinian Expedition 1867-68 and was present at the fall of Magdala (Medal). He retired on 1 October 1892, having been promoted Lieutenant-Colonel in October 1887.