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British War Medals and Decorations Russian and World Orders and Medals To be sold by auction at: Sotheby’s, in the Upper Grosvenor Gallery Bloomfield Place New Bond Street London W1A 2AA Day of Sale: Tuesday 30 November 2010 at 12.00 noon and 2.00 pm Public viewing: 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Thursday 25 November 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Friday 26 November 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Monday 29 November 10.00 am to 4.30 pm Or by previous appointment. Catalogue no. 47 Price £10 Enquiries: James Morton, Paul Wood or Stephen Lloyd Cover illustrations: Lots 173, 198, 213 (front); Lot 257 (back); Lots 192, 194 (inside front cover); Lots 300, 302 (detail of case), 296 (inside back cover) in association with 45 Maddox Street, London W1S 2PE Tel.: +44 (0)20 7493 5344 Fax: +44 (0)20 7495 6325 Email: [email protected] Website: www.mortonandeden.com This auction is conducted by Morton & Eden Ltd. in accordance with our Conditions of Business printed at the back of this catalogue. 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Lloyds TSB Bank plc IBAN No.: GB94 LOYD 3093 8401 2112 05 Hanover Square Branch BIC No.: LOYDGB21055 10 Hanover Square Sort Code: 30-93-84 London Account No.: 01211205 W1S 1HJ Account Name: Morton & Eden Ltd. Cheques and banker's drafts should be drawn on a UK bank. We require seven days to clear cheques unless special arrangements have been made in advance of the sale. Please note foreign cheques will not be accepted. Credit and Debit Cards. All credit and non-UK debit card payments are subject to a surcharge of 3%. We no longer accept American Express. Sterling Cash. Subject to statutory limits. Order of Sale Tuesday 30 November 2010 Starting at 12.00 noon A Collection of Medals and Militaria relating to the King’s Royal Rifle Corps lots 1-64 British Campaign Medals and Groups lots 65-149 Long Service and Other Medals lots 150-160 Miniature Medals and Badges lots 161-164 British Orders lots 165-172 Lifesaving Medals lots 173-175 Gallantry Awards lots 176-192 Groups including Russian Awards lots 193-197 Starting at 2.00 pm Russian Imperial Orders lots 198-232 Russian Imperial Medals and Awards lots 233-238 Militaria and Artefacts lots 239-242 Russian Imperial Badges lots 243-270 Revolutionary Period and Republican Orders and Badges lots 271-280 Soviet Orders lots 281-288 Starting no earlier than 3.30 pm World Orders, Medals and Decorations lots 289-363 The condition of most of the medals in this catalogue is described by the use of conventional numismatic terms. For an explanation of these expressions or for any further information, clients are invited to contact us directly. Tuesday 30 November 2010 starting at 12.00 noon BRITISH ORDERS, MEDALS AND DECORATIONS A Collection of Medals and Militaria relating to the King’s Royal Rifle Corps 1 2 ‡1 *Military General Service 1793-1814, 2 clasps, Vittoria, Pyrenees (Matthias Asch, 5th Bn. 60th Foot), some marks, almost extremely fine and rare £2,000-3,000 Roll confirms (name given as Esch). JÄGER MATTHIAS ASCH (ESCH) was a Prussian subject, born in Coblenz and a miller by trade. He enlisted at the foreign depot, Lymington and was sent to the 5 Battalion 60th Foot. He was taken prisoner by the French on 25 July 1813 at the Rock of Aretesque in the Pyrenees. On his release, following the end of the war, he was not formerly discharged. Although he almost certainly received no discharge papers he was able to claim his Military General Service by showing his certificate of service. (With copied research.) ‡2 *Punjab 1848-49, 1 clasp, Mooltan (W. Cowie, 1st Bn 60th R. Rifles), good very fine £400-500 RIFLEMAN WILLIAM COWIE was wounded at the battle of Mooltan, 22 January 1849. He died at Ahmedpoor 15 February 1850. (With copied research.) ‡3 Crimea Pair, awarded to Rifleman Thomas Petchley, 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade late 2nd Battalion 60th Regiment, Crimea 1854-56, 4 clasps, Alma, Balaclava, Inkermann, Sebastopol (engraved in caps. ..e Thos. Petchley 1st Bat…..Bge), Turkish Crimean Medal, British issue, unnamed as issued, first with heavy contact wear, fine, other good fine (2) £200-300 THOMAS PETCHLEY served with the 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles as No. 3189 and the 1st Rifle Brigade from January 1853 as No. 3511. He was severely wound- ed by a musket ball in the right arm at the Battle of Inkermann 5 November 1854 and was invalided out of the service with a pension of 8d per day. He subsequently joined the Corps of Commissionaires and served with them for 29 years. He died in 1912 aged 80. (With copied research.) ‡4 Indian Mutiny 1857-58, no clasp (W. Dearlove, 1st Bn 60th Rifles), very fine £200-250 Roll confirms Mutiny medal, also entitled to Long Service and Good Conduct medal, recommended 1 April 1876. WILLIAM DEARLOVE enlisted in the 60th Rifles in December 1856, embarked for India the following year and arrived back in England in October 1860. He was discharged in December 1877 and died in Worcester in 1924. (With copied research.) ‡5 Indian Mutiny and Long Service Pair awarded to Rifleman Edward Simper 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles, Indian Mutiny 1857-58, no clasp (Edwd Simper, 2nd Batn. 60th Ryl. Rifles), Army Long Service and Good Conduct, Victoria (impressed 3518 Pte. E. Simper 2nd Bn. 60 Rifles); together with an engraved Reverend J. Grant’s School, Hornsey, Medal for Merit, in silver, hallmarked London 1847 (Ellen Simper 1847), generally very fine (3) £350-400 Roll confirms Indian Mutiny Medal with no clasp EDWARD SIMPER was born in Suffolk in 1834. He joined the 2nd Battalion Kings Royal Rifles in 1854. He arrived in Calcutta in November 1858 and in 1860 the Battalion was ordered to China; he served in the Provisional Battalion in Hong Kong. On the 18 September he was invalided and embarked for the Invalid Depot at the Cape of Good Hope and therefore, unlike most of the 2nd Battalion, did not receive the China medal.
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