Medals of Major General John Talbot Coke of the Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Lot 1024 on 15th August 2024:
"Medals of Major General John Talbot Coke (1841-1912) of the 25th Regiment of Foot (Kings Own Scottish Borderers) comprising Queen Victorian diamond jubilee medal 1897, Canada General Service medal with FENIAN RAID 1866 clasp [LT J T COKE 1/25THREGT], Egypt medal with GEMAIZAH 1888 clasp [LIEUT COL J T COKE 2/ K O SCO BORD], Khedives Star [undated], Queens South Africa medal with six clasps LAING'S NEK, TRANSVAAL, RELIEF OF LADYSMITH, ORANGE FREE STATE TUGELA HEIGHTS and CAPE COLONY [MAJ GENRL J TALBOT COKE] and Turkish Order of the Medjidieh, the six medals framed in shield shaped display.
Provenance: Christies lot 54 30th April 1991.
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-2879858"
This group of medals was the four top selling lot from the collection of Michael Hall.
WINNING BID £3,200.00
15/08/2024
The Auction Centre, 118 Carnethie Street, Rosewell, Edinburgh, EH24 9AL