A COLLECTION OF MILITARY MEMORBILIA AND MEDALS RELATING TO THE BIDDULPH FAMILY, principally relating to Col. Francis John Biddulph, comprising; the medals with miniatures of Col. Biddulph,...

A COLLECTION OF MILITARY MEMORBILIA AND MEDALS RELATING TO THE BIDDULPH FAMILY, principally relating to Col. Francis John Biddulph, comprising; the medals with miniatures of Col. Biddulph, Military Cross 1914-18 service; Great War for Civilisation; Indian Service Medal with clasp for Waziristan and Mahsud; service stars for WWII, Africa Star, Burma Star, Italy Star; the Defence medal and Second World War Service medal and other associated family medals; accompanied by an outsized silver and crocodile skin presentation hip flask with lockable lid, engraved; a Victorian silver and meerschaum pipe, from 88th Regiment, 4th April 1854, relating to the Connaught Rangers*; a large oblong silver cigarette box, crested and engraved with presentation inscription, dated 1922-47, and a George VI silver cigarette case engraved with crest and motto of the Royal engineers, gilt interior; together with a collection of assorted paper documents

*Note: In 1854 the 88th Regiment were deployed in the Crimean War

 

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