Special Collections

Sold between 4 & 4 December 2002

3 parts

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Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines

Michael Haines

Lot

№ 163

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4 December 2002

Hammer Price:
£800

A Great War Passchendaele M.C. group of five awarded to Lieutenant E. C. Morgan, Royal Field Artillery, late 28th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles)

Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse inscribed ‘Lieut., R.F.A., Passchendaele, Oct. 1917’; 1914 Star, with clasp (1124 Pte., 1/28 Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Defence Medal, very fine (5) £500-600

M.C. London Gazette 23 April 1918: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in continuing to assist in laying out new lines to the batteries after having been himself half buried by a shell. During many days operations it was entirely due to his fine example that communications from brigade headquarters to the batteries were kept intact.’