Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 19003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 242

A campaign group of three awarded to Lieutenant C. B. Polesello, King's African Rifles attached Supply and Transport Corps, who had the rare distinction of earning the 'East Africa 1918' clasp to his A.G.S.

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. C. B. Polesello.); Victory Medal 1914-19, unnamed; Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, East Africa 1918 (Lieut. C. B. Polesello. S. & T.), good very fine (3)

41 'East Africa 1918' clasps to Europeans.

Cesare Bernard Polesello was born in 1890 and was commissioned Lieutenant in the King's African Rifles on 21 April 1917. Having served with the 3rd and 6th Battalions, Polesello was attached to the Supply and Transport Corps during the East Africa 1918 operations. The Turkana patrol involved the operations against the Northern Turkana, Marille, Donyiro and kindred tribes along the Southern Sudan boundary to the west of Lake Rudolph between 20 April-19 July 1918. Polesello was issued his Great War Medals in November 1922 and the supplementary roll for his A.G.S. was drawn up at Gilgil by Captain G. Le Blanc-Smith in January 1923.

He is noted on numerous passenger lists during the 1930's returning to and from Eygpt, Rangoon and the Far East. Living between Nairobi and Mufindi, it was in 1941 that Polesello changed his name to Pollard (Kenya Gazette 4 November 1941, refers); sold with copied MIC, medal roll and further copied research.

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Sold for
£1,300

Starting price
£320