11th Dec, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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Operation Telic Pair of Medals, awarded to 25139113 PTE L G DRURY DWR, comprising Iraq Medal 2003 with clasp 19 MAR TO 28 APR 2003, and Diamond Jubilee Medal 2012, court mounted
Footnote :- The Duke of Wellington Regiment (the Dukes) were part of Operation Telic 1, the invasion of Iraq, as part of the 1st (UK) Armoured Division, and were among the first units to cross the border from Kuwait.
Sold for £180
Estimated at £180 - £250
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 11th Dec, 2024
The sale will include a large selection of Victorian, First and Second World War and Post-War medals and Civil awards, and a variety of cap and other badges, cloth insignia and helmet plates.
A good private collection offers Victorian and Edwardian military headgear and a number of scarlet tunics to local regiments including the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment, the Green Howards (Alexandra, Princess of Wales's Own Yorkshire Regiment) and the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Edged weapons include a private collection of British Cavalry swords, alongside bayonets and fighting knives; and from a further private vendor is a good collection of antique firearms, pistols and revolvers.
The ethnographic section of the sale will see notable tribal weapons from Fiji and Australia.
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Tuesday 10th December 10am-5pm, and the morning of the sale from 8am
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