WORLD ORDERS AND DECORATIONS 1395
The rare silver medal presented to Major-General Sir Frederick Adam, G.C.B., G.C.M.G., Colonel-in-Chief 21st Foot, Governor of the Ionian Islands, to commemorate the 50th Anniversary Jubilee Celebrations of his Imperial Highness Archduke Carl Ludwig as a Grand Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa in 1843; this medal was presented to all living holders of Order, of which Adam was made a Knight for his services at Waterloo where the rout of the Old Guard by his Brigade was the turning-point of the battle and ensured victory
Austria, Empire, ORDER OF MARIA THERESA, Jubilee Medal 1843, Karl Ludwig Erzherzog von Osterreich, silver, by I. D. Boehm, 52mm, officially impressed on the edge (Sir Friedrich Adam) dark toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare £1500-2000
The Order of Maria Theresa Jubilee Medal was presented in 1843 to all living holders of this rare military order. Each medal was officially impressed to the individual recipient, some of whom chose to adapt them to be worn. At the time of the Jubilee there were five holders of the Grand Cross, including the Duke of Wellington, 17 holders of the Commander’s Cross, and approximately 140 holders of the Knight’s Cross. The silver medal presented to the Duke of Wellington was sold in these rooms on 1 December 1993, and that to General Sir James MacDonnell on 12 May 2015.
Frederick Adam was born in 1781, 4th son of Rt. Hon. William Adam, of Blair Adam, Lord Lieutenant for County Kinross, by the 2nd daughter of the 10th Lord Elphinstone. He received an ensigns commission in 1795, but continued his education and studied ‘the art of war’ at the Military Academy, Woolwich. He was made Lieutenant in the 26th Foot in 1796, and Captain in 1799. He served with the 27th Foot in Holland from July to October 1799, and was present in several actions. He served four months in the 9th Foot, as Captain, and then exchanged into the Coldstream Guards. Served in Egypt, and was promoted Major in 1803, and in 1805, at the age of 24, purchased command of the 21st Foot. Served in Sicily, and at the battle of Maida. He was appointed A.D.C. to the Prince Regent in 1811, and, in 1813, obtained command of a brigade in the army, and was sent to Spain. His command lay on the eastern side of the Peninsula, where there was a great lack of good commanders, but Adam maintained his good reputation, despite several reverses. When the French stormed and took Ordal on 12 September 1813, he had his left arm broken and his left hand shattered. He was made Major-General in 1814. The rout of the Old Guard at Waterloo by General Adam’s Brigade was the turning-point of the battle, and ensured victory. He died on 17 August 1853, very suddenly at Greenwich railway station.
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Austria, Empire, CROSS OF MERIT, silver and enamel, very fine Belgium, Kingdom, CROIX DE GUERRE, L.III.R., with palm on riband, very fine
China, Republic,ORDER OF THE GOLDEN GRAIN, breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, obverse centre missing, otherwise nearly very fine
France, Republic, COLONIAL MEDAL, no clasp; War COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL 1939-45, 1 clasp, Defense Passive; ‘UNION DES FEMMES DE FRANCE’ RED CROSS MEDAL, with brooch bar, ‘Croix Rouge Français’, very fine
Ireland, Free State, EMERGENCY SERVICEMEDAL 1939-46, for the Defence Forces, with 1 ‘1939-1946’ clasp and top brooch bar, good very fine Singapore, Republic, UNIFORMED SERVICE MALAYSIA MEDAL, in damaged card box of issue, very fine
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, ORDER OF THE RED STAR, silver and enamel, reverse officially numbered, ‘3624028’, screw-backed, very fine (9)
£100-140 Belgian Croix de Guerre with award document to ‘Gnr William Charles Googe, dated 11 March 1946.
Singapore Uniformed Services Malaysia Medal with accompanying M.O.D. letter to 4399655 W.O.1 L. H. Lynch, R.E.M.E., dated 24 May 1969 and with a paper defining the ‘restricted permission to wear that had been given. Also with registered envelope (for the medal in box) addressed to ‘Headquarters, 2 Div & HQ & Signal Regt., British Forces Post Office 22’.
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Austria, Empire, BRAVERY MEDAL (2), Franz Joseph I, Bronze Medal; another, Karl I, small Silver Medal; IRON MERIT CROSS 1916, Second Class, without crown; EMPEROR KARL TROOP CROSS, white metal; FRANZ JOSEPH I JUBILEE CROSS 1908, gilt; MILITARY LONG SERVICE DECORATION, Cross for 6 Years’ Service, white metal, edge bruising, nearly very fine or better
Germany, CROSS OFHONOUR 1914-18, combatant’s issue with swords, bronze, reverse stamped ‘W. Sch. & Co.’ in centre, good very fine
Norway, Kingdom, COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL FOR THE NORWEGIAN CONSTITUTION 1989, bronze, good very fine (8) £70-90
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