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Auction: 12044 - The Bentley Priory Battle of Britain Trust Appeal Charity Auction
Lot: 47

The Great War Pair to Second Lieutenant E.F. Baxter [V.C.], Liverpool RegimentBritish War and Victory Medals (Lieut. E.F. Baxter.), nearly extremely fine, with the following related items and documentation:- The recipient´s related miniature awards, comprising the Victoria Cross, British War Medal, and Victory Medal- An emotive leather-bound scrapbook, containing contemporary newspaper cuttings regarding the recipient, his death, and the award of the V.C.- A large number of original letters from the recipient to his mother and sisters, covering the period 9.1.1916-12.4.1916, all signed ´Felix´- Various portrait photographs of the recipient- The recipient´s ´motorbike´ notebook, and various photographs of the recipient and his motorbike- Invitation to Mrs. Baxter to Their Majesties´ Afternoon Party, Buckingham Palace, 26.6.1920- Correspondence from Mrs. Baxter to her mother following the death of her husband, regarding receiving the Victoria Cross from the King, and visiting her husband´s grave- Portrait photographs of the recipient´s wife and daughter- Correspondence and photographs from the Imperial War Museum regarding the presentation of the recipient´s Victoria Cross to the Museum, August-November 1988 (lot)

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£8,500