The Donald G. Mellen Collection

A French Great War Medaille Militaire group of six awarded to Henry Pigezom, 1st Regiment Colonial Infantry, killed in 1915
France, Medaille Militaire, enamelled; Croix de Guerre; Croix du Combatant; Victory Medal 1918; War Medal 1914-18; Verdun Medal 1915, the medals mounted in an attractive oval wood frame, 46.5 x 36.5cm., pierced for hanging, glazed, within the frame are two photographs of the recipient and a hand-written statement of service in French - an approximate translation reads, ‘M. Pigezom Henri, soldier of the 1st Regiment Colonial Infantry. Wounded Prisoner on 28 September 1914, Marne. On the Belgian Marne and French Front. Class 1908. Medaille Militaire and Croix de Guerre at Fernanch. Died on the field of honour 1915’

A Belgian Great War group of five
Belgium, Croix de Guerre, ‘A’ cypher, with ‘A’ palm on ribbon; Yser Medal; War Medal 1914-18, 4 bars; Victory Medal 1918; Military Decoration, silver, with one chevron on ‘long service’ ribbon, the medals mounted on an oval pad, generally extremely fine (11) £100-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Donald G. Mellen Collection.

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