Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 249

(x) Three: Lance-Corporal R. R. Drummond, Royal Engineers, who died of wounds at home on 21 March 1915

1914-15 Star (14973 Spr. R. R. Drummond. R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (14975 Spr. R. R. Drummond. R.E.), good very fine (3)

Robert Robinson Drummond was born in 1881 at Bow and served in France with the 2nd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers. He was mortally wounded in action, probably at Neuve Chapelle on 10 March 1915 and proceeded home for treatment. Drummond died of his wounds on 21 March 1915 at the Manchester Military Hospital and was buried in the Hanwell (Westminster City) Cemetery. His Medals were returned (992 K.R.) in 1923 and issued to his family in April 1931; sold together with copied research and photographs of his grave.

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Sold for
£75

Starting price
£50