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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 309

A Royal Household group of seven awarded to Goss Overton, Head Keeper of Windsor Great Park

Jubilee 1887, clasp, 1897, silver issue; Royal Household Faithful Service Medal, V.R. (To Mr Goss Overton, Keeper, Windsor Great Park, for Faithful Services to the Queen during 24 Years, 1893), contact marks from wear obscure parts of inscription; Coronation 1902, silver issue; Germany, Prussia, Order of the Red Eagle, 2nd type, silver; Italy, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, 5th Class Badge, gold and enamel; Portugal, Kingdom, Order of Villa Vicosa, 4th Class Badge, silver-gilt and enamel; Germany, Saxony, Ernestine House Order, Merit Cross, silver, with blank reverse centre, mounted court-style for wear, nearly very fine (7)

Goss Overton was born on 16 December 1835. He first entered the service of the Prince of Wales (the future Edward VII) as a Game Keeper at Sandringham in 1864. He was later transferred to Windsor Great Park as Keeper and then as Head Keeper. Awarded the Faithful Service Medal by Queen Victoria in 1893, he is known to have accompanied several Royal shooting parties during the reign of Edward VII. Overton retired from Royal Service on 23 March 1906 and died on 15 December 1914 at Gosford House, 68 Longley Road, Tooting, Surrey. Fittingly, he was buried in Cranbourne Churchyard situated within Windsor Great Park. A photograph of Overton wearing his medals appears in Royal Service, Vol. III, by David Stanley; sold together with copied notes and extracts from Windsor & Eton Express and a photograph of him wearing his Medals.

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Sold for
£1,700

Starting price
£1100