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The Great War C.B., C.B.E., and unique ‘Turkana Punitive Expedition

The Great War C.B., C.B.E., and unique ‘Turkana Punitive Expedition 1901’ D.S.O. group of ten awarded to Brigadier-General E. H. Gorges, Manchester Regiment, later Commandant of the West African Regiment and Commanding Officer of the British Contingent, Cameroon Expeditionary Force, from 1914 to 1916 The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, C.B. (Military) Companion’s, breast badge converted for neck wear, silver-gilt, gold and enamels; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (Military) Commander’s 1st type neck badge, silver-gilt and enamels; Distinguished Service Order, V.R., silver-gilt and enamels, with integral top riband bar; East and Central Africa 1897-99, 2 clasps, Uganda 1897-98, Uganda 1899 (Capt: E. H. Gorges. Uganda Rifles) officially impressed naming; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Rhodesia (Major E. H. Gorges, Manch: Rgt.) officially engraved naming, unofficial rivets between top two clasps; Africa General Service 1902-56, 2 clasps, Uganda 1900, Nandi 1905-06 (Major E. H. Gorges, D.S.O. King’s Afr: Rif:) high relief bust, officially engraved naming; 1914-15 Star (Col. E. H. Gorges. D.S.O.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Col. E. H. Gorges.); France, Third Republic, Legion of Honour, Officer’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, the last eight mounted court-style as worn, enamel flake to one arm of C.B.E. and minor chips to wreaths of D.S.O., otherwise generally nearly extremely fine (10) £5,000-£7,000.

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