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Auction: 12002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 12

A Fine Great War ´1916´ M.C. Combination Group of Ten to Major, Late Regimental-Sergeant-Major, A. Ibbitson, Royal Artillery, Mentioned in Despatches During the Boer War, He Was Commissioned For Service in the Field and Awarded the Medaille Militaire For Gallantry, in December 1914 a) Military Cross, G.V.R., reverse contemporarily engraved ´2nd Lt. A. Ibbitson R.A.´ b) Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal, Wittebergen (74873 B.Q.M. Sgt. A. Ibbitson, 79th Bty: R.F.A.) c) King´s South Africa 1901-02, two clasps (74873 Qr:-Mr:-Serjt: A. Ibbitson. R.F.A.), top lugs neatly removed d) 1914 Star (74873 R.S. Mjr A. Ibbitson. R.F.A.) e) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Major A. Ibbitson.) f) Coronation 1911 g) Army Long Service & G.C., E.VII.R. (74837 S. Mjr: A. Ibbetson. [sic] R.F.A.) h) France, Republic, Legion of Honour, Chevalier´s breast Badge, silver, gold applique, and enamel, poincon mark to reverse i) France, Republic, Medaille Militaire, with trophy of arms suspension, silver, silver-gilt, and enamel, enamel damage to last, light contact marks overall, generally very fine (10) Estimate £ 1,200-1,600 M.C. London Gazette 1.1.1916 Second Lieutenant Alfred Ibbitson, Royal Artillery M.I.D. London Gazette 17.2.1915 74873 R.S.M. A. Ibbitson, 30 Bde, R.F.A. France, Legion of Honour, Chevalier London Gazette 1.5.1917 Lieutenant Alfred Ibbitson, M.C., Royal Artillery Major Alfred Ibbitson, M.C., born 1871; enlisted Royal Artillery, 1889, and served in the ranks for 17 years and 354 days, with seven years as a Warrant Officer; served during the Boer War as a Battery Quartermaster Sergeant with the 79th Battery Royal Field Artillery (M.I.D. London Gazette 10.9.1901); L.S.&G.C. 1908; served as R.S.M., 30 Brigade Royal Field Artillery during the Great War on the Western Front, from 19.8.1914; commissioned in the field for services, 17.12.1914 (Medaille Militaire for Gallantry, Army Order 466 December 1914); Lieutenant 23.7.1916; Acting Captain 23.8.1917-23.2.1919; Acting Major 28.3.1918-20.6.1918; retired 1.3.1919. Provenance: Spink, September 1993

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