Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part I)

Lieutenant-Commander B. F. Wingfield, Royal Navy

1914-15 Star (S. Lieut., R.N.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.N.), mounted as worn, together with related miniature dress medals (3) and two Royal Life Saving Society awards, both named and dated 1910, generally very fine and better (8) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the collection of Angela and the late Douglas Bertram.

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Bryan ffolliott Wingfield, who was born in February 1894, was appointed a Sub. Lieutenant in August 1914, in which year he joined the light cruiser Topaze. Advanced to Lieutenant in March 1916, he ended the War aboard the destroyer Parthian and received his first command, the torpedo boat destroyer Kennet, in the following year. Wingfield, who was promoted to Lieutenant-Commander in March 1924, was placed on the Retired List in April 1935.