A collection of French awards including part of the group to Colonel Pierre Serrurier

A collection of French awards including part of the group to Colonel Pierre Serrurier, Membre de la Legion d'Honneur: Legion of Honour, Knight's badge; Legion of the National Order of Merit, Knight's badge; Croix de Guerre with star; Medal for Volunteer Military Service, in silver; together with dress miniature group representing his full entitlement, which also included the Medaille des Evades; offered together with a Saint Helena Medal (instituted in 1857 for veterans of the campaigns of Napoleon I), framed; a cased set of Legion d'Honneur insignia, comprising an Imperial badge, a Republican Badge, and a dress miniature; A British Crimea Medal, fitted with French type ribbon pins, 3 loose clasps: Sebastopol, Inkermann, Alma, (name erased), a small quantity of commemorative medals; and research and service documents for Colonel Serrurier.

Having worked with the French Resistance, Colonel Serrurier escaped from France over the Pyrenees in 1943. He was captured by the Spanish but escaped again, and went on to participate in the invasion of Normandy and the liberation of Paris, before joining the advance westwards, eventually arriving at Berchtesgarden. He continued his distinguished military career after the war.