18th Sep, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
A British War Medal, Victory Medal and Memorial Plaque, awarded to 276323 PTE. ALFRED ERNEST GARDNER, DURH.L.I., with cardboard box and envelope of issue, together with Record Office letter and typed biography.
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £150
Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 18th Sep, 2024
Highlights of the Militaria section include an interesting collection of items relating to Colonel Alwyn de Blaquiere Valentine Paget, a Gentleman at Arms (bodyguard) to King Edward VII, a Second World War RAF Sector Clock, used in operations' rooms to aid track and intercept enemy aircraft over Britain and two collections of badges, buttons and insignia. A good offering of Ethnographica in the sale is lead by a 19th Century Australian Aboriginal Parrying Shield, from the Lower Murray River Region.
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