Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry Cavalry Medal, obverse, crowned bust of Victoria, by J. Moore, reverse inscribed, ‘By The Bolton Troop of the Duke of Lancaster’s Own Yeomanry Cavalry On his Leaving the Regiment after a Service of 40 Years, May 1886’ (Presented to Qr. Mr. Sergeant J. W. Bennett) silver, with bar ‘V.R.’ and silver brooch bar; 22nd Regiment Order of Merit 1820, by Mossop, bronze, for 7 years good conduct, unnamed, straight bar suspension, first nearly extremely fine; second with some edge bruising, good very fine (2) £120-160

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Old Collection of Medals Relating to The Great War.

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First ref. Hastings Irwin, p.129; Second ref. Balmer R246d.