Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Colour Sergeant P. D. G. Giannini, East Kent Regiment, later Corps of Military Police

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5781 Pte. P. Giannini. E. Kent Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5781 Corpl: P. Giannini. E. Kent Regt.); British War Medal 1914-20 (752 C. Sjt. P. Giannini. M.F.P.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (752 Sjt: -A.S. Mjr:- P. Giannini. C. of M.P.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (752 Sjt: P. Giannini. M.F.P.) mounted court-style as worn, contact marks to the Boer War pair, these nearly very fine, the rest good very fine and better (5)
£500-£700

Ponzaino D. G. Giannini was born in Hammersmith Middlesex, in 1880 and attested for the East Kent Regiment at Canterbury on 11 November 1898. He served with the 2nd Battalion in South Africa during the Boer War from 9 June 1900 to 27 October 1902, and transferred to the Military Foot Police on 16 July 1903. He saw further service in Malta from 3 November 1910 to 24 May 1915, and then spent the rest of the great War on home service. He was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 125 of 1917, and for his services during the Great War was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal (London Gazette 22 February 1919). Appointed Regimental Sergeant Major at Aldershot, he was discharged with the rank of Warrant Officer Class I on 26 July 1920.

Sold together with an attractive triple decanter Tanterless set with front cigar compartment, with top silver plaque inscribed ‘Presented to R.S.M. P. D. G. Giannini by the W.Os. and N.C.O.s Military Police Aldershot, as a Token of Esteem on his Retirement, June 1920’; the recipient’s Masonic apron, housed in a leather satchel, the front embossed ‘Bro. P. D. G. Giannini, Aldershot Camp Lodge No. 1331.’; a R.A.O.B. Orphanage subscriber’s Medal, bronze, the reverse engraved ‘Bro. P. D. G. Giannini. 1920.’, with ‘Life Vote’ suspension bar and ‘Founded 1898’ top riband bar; and copied research.

Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.