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Royal Dublin Society, a uniface oval silver award medal after W. Mossop, Minerva seated left, back named (Horse Show, 1934, Pembroke Challenge Cup, Young Horse Suitable for Hunter, Awarded to Lieut-Col. Charles L. Graham, for ‘Destrier’), hallmarked tw Dublin 1934, 57 x 46mm (Went 30). About very fine £50-70

Provenance: J. Spencer Collection, DNW Auction M5, 17 December 2007, lot 1110.

Charles Lanfear Graham (1866-1940), of Castle Size, Sallins, co Kildare and later of Larchfield House, Lisburn, co Down. Graham saw service with the 4th Hussars and the Royal Irish Regt, 1896-1920, commanding the 1st battalion in Salonika, Macedonia, Egypt and Palestine. Twice mentioned in despatches, his decorations included the Order of the Nile, 3rd Class. Sold with much further copied information