Auction Catalogue

2 March 2005

Starting at 11:00 AM

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

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

Lot

№ 879

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2 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£550

Pair: Chief Carpenter E. C. Behenna, Royal Navy

British War Medal 1914-20
(Cd. Shpt., R.N.), in card box of issue (showing additional entitlement to the Victory Medal 1914-19); H.M.A.S. Sydney - S.M.S. Emden Silver Medal 1914, obv., H.M.A.S. Sydney at sea with ‘To Commemorate the Victory over the Emden’ around and ‘H.M.A.S. Sydney 9th Nov. 1914’ in exergue, rev., outer laurel wreath with a Swan above the embossed inscription, ‘Presented by the People of Western Australia’ and ‘Carpenter E. C. Behenna’ officially engraved below, 32mm., in J. C. Taylor’s, Perth original red leather box of issue, extremely fine (2) £400-450