Auction Catalogue

26 March 2009

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

Lot

№ 545

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26 March 2009

Hammer Price:
£210

A mounted group of eight miniature dress medals attributed to Major Bramwell Henry Withers, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Order of the British Empire, M.B.E. 1st issue, military, silver; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals; General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine, M.I.D. oak leaf; Defence; Jubilee 1935; Egypt, Order of the Nile, 4th Class, silver and enamel, mounted court style for wear

A mounted group of four miniature dress medals attributed to Sergeant Iain Alexander MacLachlan, Singapore Volunteer Artillery, late Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
, Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R.; British War and Victory Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Malaya, mounted as worn

A mounted group of seven attributed to Major Neville Wynn Richards, Royal Engineers
, 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals; Korea 1950-53; U.N. Korea 1950-54; Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., 1st issue, Territorial, mounted as worn, with an enamelled Royal Engineers pin-backed badge, very fine and better (20) £80-100

Major Bramwell Withers, O.B.E., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, late Camel Corps, 11th Sudanese Battalion, Egyptian Army; “Miralai” (Colonel), Sudan Defence Force, and latterly Major 5th Company Lancashire Battalion Home Guard.

Sergeant Iain Alexander MacLachlan, D.C.M., Singapore Volunteer Artillery, late 1/5th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and 52nd Lowland Divisional Signals.