Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 1st May 2019
Lot 525
A collection of Great War campaign awards
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £280
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Description
A collection of Great War campaign awards, comprising: a 1914-15 Star to an H.M.S. Hampshire Casualty Harry Noel (K. 18283, H. NOEL. STO. 1. R.N.); a pair: British War Medal 1914-20 and Victory Medal (115763 GNR. H.J. MAWHOOD. R.A.); another pair (1628 CPL. S. ELAND. R.A.M.C.); two 1914-15 Stars (10578 PTE. A.F. HART. DORSET:R. and SS-17177 PTE. W.J. GUNNING. A.S.C.); three British War Medals 1914-20 (CAPTAIN P.R. STRONG; 139469 E. BROWN. LG. BTN. R.N. and 59183 PTE. W. R. BASS. LEIC. R.); and two Victory Medals (PAYR. LT. CR. D. H. PASMORE. R.N. and J. 37882 C.H. EDSALL. BOY. 1 R.N.).
Harry Noel was lost at sea with Lord Kitchener on the 5th June 1916, when his ship, H.M.S. Hampshire was sunk while conveying Kitchener on a diplomatic mission to Russia.