Historical Medals

Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, King’s Medal, a gold award by B. Mackennal, uniformed bust of George V left, rev. legend, laurel and oak branches below, edge named, 45mm, 57.23g (BHM 4000). Lightly brushed, otherwise extremely fine [slabbed PCGS SP 62]; sold with original fitted case £2,600-£3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Gold Medals, the Property of a Gentleman.

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The edge inscription is not visible in the slab but according to the label the medal was awarded to James Cotter Roger Fitzgerald-Lombard.

James Cotter Roger Fitzgerald-Lombard (1905-81) educated at Cheltenham College, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and Clare College, Cambridge; awarded the Armstrong Memorial Prize Medal in 1924; commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Engineers in 1925 and promoted to Lieutenant in 1927 and Captain in 1936; served in India, 1936-37; was Staff Captain, China, 1937-39; Staff Captain, Hong Kong, 1939; during the war he served in France 1939-40, Iceland 1940-41, France and Belgium 1944