Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 28 Nov 2023
The Great War medals and associated items to Lieutenant Colonel George Francis Whyte, T.D.,
The Great War medals and associated items to Lieutenant Colonel George Francis Whyte, T.D., R.A.M.C.: Territorial Decoration, George V, silver and silver-gilt, ribbon complete with brooch bar; 1914 Star, with clasp* (MAJOR: G. F. WHYTE. R.A.M.C.); British War Medal 1914-20 (LT: COL: G. F. WHYTE.); Victory Medal**, with oak leaf emblem (LT. COL. G. F. WHYTE.); France: Croix de Guerre, with bronze star; all but the first and last mounted for wearing, all very fine, [5]; accompanied by the receipient's mounted group of corresponding miniature medals; together with a quantity of ephemera, including:the certificate for the receipient's Mention in Despatches; his wife's (Mabel H. Whyte) certificate recording her inclusion in the British Red Cross Society's Roll of Honourable Service; and numerous photographs, loose and in albums, including trench scenes, uniformed portraits, group portraits of Field Ambulance staff, and other items. [qty]
Application for clasp recorded on Medal Index Card. Victory Medal returned to the authorities and re-issued, September 1919.