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Auction: 12004 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 16

Family Group:
The Great War 1918 ´Salonika´ M.C. Group of Four to Captain G.E. Gleave, Royal Lancaster Regiment
a) Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue
b) British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oak Leaves (Capt. G.E. Gleave.)
c) France, Republic, Croix de Guerre, reverse dated 1914-1918, with bronze palm on riband, Victory Medal fine, otherwise nearly extremely fine, with the recipient´s related miniature awards and the following related items:
- A portrait photograph of the recipient on his wedding day
- A most extensive and comprehensive file of research

The Second War ´Operation Market´ Dutch Bronze Cross Group of Five to Dakota Observer Warrant Officer G.D. Gleave, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Shot Down Over Arnhem, 23.9.1944, He Was Taken Prisoner of War
1939-1945 Star; Atlantic Star, with France and Germany Bar; Defence and War Medals; Netherlands, Kingdom, Bronze Cross, in Gaunt, London, case of issue, suspension ring re-affixed on last, otherwise extremely fine, with the following related items:
- Two Bestowal Documents for the Dutch Bronze Cross, one in Dutch and one in English, with Air Ministry enclosure
- The recipient´s riband bar and Royal Air Force Observer´s brevet
- The recipient´s identity tag and Prisoner of War identity tag
- Arnhem 50th Anniversary Medal
- The recipient´s England Lacrosse blazer badge
- Portrait photograph of the recipient
- A most extensive and comprehensive file of research (lot)

Sold for
£1,600