British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer

Engineering, Institution of Civil Engineers, Forrest Medal, a silver award by A. Wyon, bust of James Forrest three-quarters right, rev. façade of the Institution, edge named (Percival Miller Chadwick, B.Sc, Stud. Inst. C.E., Session 1912-1913), 57mm. Nearly extremely fine, toned £50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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Percival Miller Chadwick became a lecturer in engineering at Birmingham University before being commissioned into the Royal Engineers. The son of Ellis Henry and Esther Alice Chadwick, of Parkstone, Dorset, he was killed in action at Holnon Wood, St Quentin, 22 September, 1918, aged 30 and is buried at the Trefcon British cemetery, Caulaincourt