Auction Catalogue

17 September 2004

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1508

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17 September 2004

Hammer Price:
£130

Cloth Arm/Shoulder Insignia, a good selection of WWII and after printed and embroidered div signs including the Chindits, 19 Indian Div, 12 Indian Kolar Gold Fld Bn HQ Hong Kong 14 Div 5 Div 4th Gds Div etc (some duplication), a scarce printed KC arm patch Australian Women’s Land Army, two pairs officers’ slip on linen epaulettes to the Devonshire Regiment, a pair narrow slip-on s/titles woven ‘GT.BRITAIN’ white on black mounted on beige, four embroidered Devon s/titles white on red a similar pair Wiltshire one only Grenadier Guards, large Border over glider on maroon arm badge, one only embroidered red on dark green ‘14th Punjab Regiment’, two embroidered and padded grenade arm badges beige brown and ‘white’ on khaki, Lewis & Bren Gunner arm badges; royal Navy an officer’s embroidered bullion cap badge QEC and similar for CPO, cap tallies for HMS Wild Swan HMS Sheffield and an example to a Chinese or Japanese ship; WWII escape map printed silk showing Eastern and Southern Europe, very good overall condition (a parcel) £100-120