Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Cape Town Fire Brigade Long Service Medal, silver, hallmarks for Birmingham 1926, by Elkington, the obverse with arms of Cape Town, inscribed around ‘City of Cape Town Vuur Fire Brigade, Die Stad Kaapstad’, reverse with wreath and fireman’s helmet to centre, inscribed around ‘For long and faithful service - Vir lange en troue diens’, edge engraved ’Presented to W. J. Barton’, with riband slide-bar inscribed ‘Jaar 10 Years’; together with a Johannesburg Fire Brigade Medal, bronze and enamel, unnamed, nearly extremely fine and rare (2) £80-£100

Dix Noonan Webb, March 2002.