Silver and Collectors Items - 20th April 2011

Lot 853

World War I

Estimate £60 - £80 | Hammer £90

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Description

World War I, Pair, 1914-15 Star and War Medal (Lieut. P. H. Bonham-Carter, R.N.). As issued and un-worn. (2) Philip Herman Bonham-Carter, b. 12 November, 1891, Karachi, Sind, India; d. 7 January, 1934, Hampstead, London, England. Royal Navy, appointed Sub-Lieutenant, 30 January, 1912; Lieutenant, 1 July 1913. Bonham-Carter played cricket for the Royal Navy (1919-1929) and for the Kent Second XI (Minor Counties Championship, 1921)