16th Dec, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 77
 

77

A New Zealand Medal, 1866, awarded to ENSIGN E.C. MILNER, 2ND BN.18TH RYL.IRISH REGT. (Confirmed on

A New Zealand Medal, 1866, awarded to ENSIGN E.C. MILNER, 2ND BN.18TH RYL.IRISH REGT. (Confirmed on the roll. Edward Champneys Milner was born in 1846 and educated at Marlborough College. He served in The New Zealand War of 1860-66 as an Ensign in the 2nd Bn of The Royal Irish regiment. Upon his retirement, he was Lieutenant Colonel of the 18th Bn. A newspaper obituary announcing his death (Globe Tuesday 3rd July 1917) states 'one time professor at Sandhurst and afterwards in partnership with Dr Miller Maguire, as a coach having under their tuition Prince Alexander of Teck, the late Prince Christian Victor, General Sir Stanley Maud, and General Sir E Allenby); a Victory Medal, bronze example, awarded to LT.COL.E.F.MILNER ( Edward Francis Milner, commissioned into the Royal Irish Regiment from Sandhurst in 1891. Served in India with the 1st Bn Royal Irish Regiment, went on to serve during the Boer War. Served during The Great War landing in France on 21st June 1915. On 30th April 1918 he was placed on the half pay list due to being in ill health. Entitled to an 1895 India General Service Medal, Queen's South Africa Medal, King's South Africa Medal and 1914/15 Trio. Mentioned in Dispatches for Boer War, announced London Gazette 29th July 1902); a British War Medal, awarded to CAPT. A.K. HARVEY-JAMES. (Arthur Keedwell Harvey-James was commissioned in the East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) after enlisting in the Artists Rifles in 1914. He was sadly killed in action on 15 April 1917 and is buried at St. Patrick's Cemetery, Loos. He was Mentioned in Despatches. In civilian life he was the actor and author Arthur Scott Crave. He starred as Richard I in the 1913 film Ivanhoe); a Pair of Dress Studs, each set with three seed pearls, boxed (4)

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £500 - £700


 

. New Zealand medal - Correctly impressed ( Condition VF, some edge bruising below naming); Victory Medal correctly impressed ( condition GVF+); British War Medal correctly impressed ( Condition GVF. Edge bruise to top of Capt)

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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 16th Dec, 2020

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