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Auction: 22001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 559

An unusual 1937 B.E.M. group of five awarded to Chief Officer W. J. Graham, H.M. Borstal Portland, late Private, Gordon Highlanders

British Empire Medal, G.V.R., for Meritorious Service, Civil Division (William J. Graham.); India General Service 1895-1908, 3 clasps, Relief of Chitral 1895, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4173 Pte. W. Graham 1st Bn. Gord: Highrs.), wire ring between first and second clasps, private rivets between second and third clasps; Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittbergen (4173 Pte. W. Graham. Gordon Highrs:); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4173 Pte. W. Graham. Gordon Highrs:); Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R. (William Jeffrey Graham.), good very fine (5)

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 February 1937.

I.S.M. London Gazette 22 June 1937.

William Jeffrey Graham was born in 1874 at Mottingham, London and joined the Gordon Highlanders at Aberdeen on 6 April 1892. Having served in India and South Africa, Graham was discharged on 3 April 1904 and latterly became Chief Officer of the Borstal Institution at Portland.

For the Medals of his son, please see Lot 566.

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£1,100

Starting price
£350