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

A mounted group of three miniature dress medals representative of those worn by Lieutenant R. Davies, G.C., Royal Engineers, comprising: George Cross; Defence and War Medals, mounted for wearing, good very fine (3) £30-50

Robert Davies was awarded the G.C. for recovering a UXB which had fallen just outside St. Paul’s Cathedral in September 1940. His was the first award of the newly instituted decoration and his deeds received wide coverage in the home press, so much so that he became known as “The Man Who Saved St. Paul’s”.

His full-size awards were sold by Sotheby’s in October 1983 and are now on display at the Imperial War Museum.