Lot 155: A First World War British Medal Pair and Portrait Brooch to Private H. Pinder, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

A collection of British First World War militaria comprising a silver British War Medal, a bronze Victory Medal, and a commemorative portrait brooch. The British War Medal features the bareheaded effigy of King George V on the obverse with the legend GEORGIVS V BRITT: OMN: REX ET IND: IMP: and retains its original suspension bar. The Victory Medal depicts the winged figure of Victory and includes its suspension ring. The rim of the Victory Medal is impressed with the recipient’s service details: 251950 PTE. H. PINDER. L. N. LAN. R. These medals are attributed to Private H. Pinder of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.

Accompanying the medals is an oval sweetheart-style brooch with a decorative wirework border, containing a sepia-toned photographic portrait of a soldier in Great War-era service dress with a peaked cap. The lot also includes fragments of the original silk ribbons for both the British War Medal (orange, white, and blue) and the Victory Medal (double-rainbow pattern). The items are housed in a simple white cardboard box.