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Auction: 6025 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 304

Five: Sergeant E.G. Healey, Durham Light Infantry British War and Victory Medals (23567 Pte. E.G. Healey. Durh.L.I.); India General Service 1908-35, G.V.R., Royal Mint issue, one clasp, North West Frontier 1930-31 (4435606 Sjt. E.G. Healey. Durh.L.I.); Jubilee 1935; Army Long Service & G.C., G.V.R., with ´Regular Army´ bar suspension (4435606 Sjt. E.G. Healey. Durh.L.I.), BW&V Medals fine, the rest good very fine, together with four photographs of the recipient, one photograph of the All-Conquering 2nd Battalion Association Football Team 1924, four unnamed or miscellaneous medallions, one silver teaspoon with rifle-shaped handle, and the following Association Football Medals: - Northern Command Football Winners´ Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1924), 39mm, obverse engraved ´B/Sgt Healey´ within wreath, reverse engraved ´N.C. Football Winners 2nd. D.L.I. 1929´ - Lahore District Football Winners´ Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1928), 32mm, obverse featuring two men at play, reverse engraved ´Lahore District Winners Sgt. Healey 1929.´ - Indian Football Association Runner´s-Up Medallion, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1929), 30mm, obverse featuring two men at play, reverse engraved ´1931 Runners-Up´ - Narayan Football Shield Winners´ Medal, gold (9 carat, 4.12g), 24mm, obverse engraved ´Narayan Football Shield 1924´, reverse engraved ´Won by´ - Bengal Cup Winners´ Medal, silver, 34mm, obverse engraved ´Bengal Cup´ within wreath, reverse engraved ´Won by "B" Team D.L.I. L/Cpl. Healey´ - Poona District Tournament Winners´ Medal, silver, 34mm, obverse impressed ´Winners of Poona District Tournament´, engraved ´Football 1921´, reverse engraved ´4435606 Bdmn. Healey. E´ within wreath - Younger Cup Medal, silver, (maker´s mark on reverse), 42mm, obverse featuring three men at play and engraved ´The Younger Cup 1933´, reverse blank - Durham Light Infantry Company Football Tournament Medal, silver, 28mm, D.L.I. insignia on obverse, reverse engraved ´Company Football Tournament 1933 "HQ" Wing.´ - Army Sports Control Board British Service Football Championship Winners´ Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham (date letter obscured)), 64mm, obverse impressed ´A.S.C.B. All-India Medal´ within wreath on star, with crowns in internal angles, reverse engraved ´British Service Football Championship 1925 Winner 5606 L/C. Healey. E.G. Right Back 2nd. Bn. Durham L.I.´ - Northern Command Football Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1928), 39mm, wreath on obverse, reverse engraved ´Northern Command Football 1930´ - Royal Fusiliers Ambala Football League Winners´ Medal, silver (Hallmarks obscured), 35mm, Royal Fusiliers insignia on obverse, reverse engraved ´Royal Fusiliers Ambala Football League Winners 1928´ - Inter-Platoon Football League Medallion, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1921), 26mm, obverse featuring five men at play in stadium, reverse engraved ´Inter Platoon Football League Kailana 1925´ - Durand Football Tournament Winners´ Medal, silver, 44mm, obverse engraved ´Durand Football Tournament 1926´ within wreath, reverse engraved ´L/Cpl.E. Healey Winner´ - Army Sports Control Board Murray Football Cup Medal, silver, 38mm, obverse featuring Star of India within wreath, reverse impressed ´A.S.C.B. India Eastern Command´ and engraved ´Murray Football Cup 1925´, edge engraved ´5606 L/C. Healey E.G. 2nd. Bn. Durham L.I.´ - Army Sports Control Board Medal, silver, 38mm, obverse featuring Star of India within wreath, reverse impressed ´A.S.C.B. India Command Medal´ and engraved ´L/Cpl Healey. E.G 2nd. Durham L.I.´ - Durham Light Infantry Company Football Tournament Medal, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1925), 28mm, D.L.I. insignia on obverse, reverse engraved ´2nd. D.L.I. Inter-Coy. Football 1925 L/C J. (sic) Healey´ - Army Sports Control Board Medal, silver, 44mm, obverse impressed ´A.S.C.B. 1922 India´ within wreath, reverse engraved ´4435605 Bandsman Healey. E.´ - Army Sports Control Board Southern Command Football Tournament Winners´ Medal, silver, 44mm, obverse impressed ´A.S.C.B. 1922 India´ within wreath, reverse engraved ´Winners Southern Command Football Tournament 1921-22 No. 5606 Bands E. Healy (sic) 2nd. Durham L.I.´ - Army Sports Control Board Generals´ Cup Winners´ Medal, silver, 44mm, obverse engraved ´A.S.C.B. 1922 India´ within wreath, reverse engraved ´The Generals´ Cup Army Football Championship Won bu 2nd. Bn. Durham L.I. 5606 Bdm. Healey E.´ - West India Football Association Bombay Rovers Tournament Winners´ Medallion, gold (9 Carat, 5.08g), 30mm, obverse engraved ´W.I.F.A. Bombay Rovers Tournament 1922´, reverse engraved ´Winners 2nd. Bn. The Durham Light Infantry 5606 L/Cpl. E.G. Healey´ - West India Football Association Bombay Rovers Tournament Winners´ Medallion, gold (9 Carat, 5.08g), 30mm, obverse engraved ´W.I.F.A. Bombay Rovers Tournament 1923´, reverse engraved ´Winners 2nd. Bn. The Durham Light Infantry 5606 L/Cpl. E.G. Healey´ - Calcutta Football League First Division Medallion, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1930), silver-gilt, and enamel, obverse illuminated ´Calcutta Football League 1st. Divn.´, reverse engraved ´1931´ - Calcutta Football League First Division Medallion, silver (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1932), silver-gilt, and enamel, obverse illuminated ´Calcutta Football League 1st. Divn.´, reverse engraved ´1933 2nd D.L.I. Sgt. E.G. Healey´ (5) Estimate £ 250-3504435606 Sergeant Ernest George Healey, enlisted Private 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry, 1916; served during the Great War on the Western Front, and afterwards in India for 18 years. Whilst in India with the Durham Light Infantry, Healey was part of the 2nd Battalion´s All-Conquering Association Football Team; their Golden years were 1922-24 when they won: The All India Army Cup (Meerut 1922) The Southern Command Cup (Poona 1922) The Poona District Cup (Secunderabad 1922-23) The West India Football Association Rovers Cup (Bombay 1922-23) The Charity Cup (Cawnpore 1923) The Durand Cup (Simla 1923) The Narayan Shield (Cawnpore 1924) The Bengal Cup (Cawnpore 1924) The Murray Cup (Lucknow 1924).

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