THE 1914-15 STAR AND BRITISH WAR MEDAL ISSUED TO LIEUTENANT GORDON FLOWERDEW, LORD STRATHCONA'S HORSE, HAVE BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY NOONAN'S OF LONDON. |
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7 February 2025 |
![]() | Medal entitlement of Lieutenant Gordon Muriel Flowerdew, Lord Strathcona's Horse, Canadian Expeditionary Force
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The 1914-15 Star and British War Medal ( 1914-20 ) issued to Lieutenant Gordon Flowerdew, Lord Strathcona's Horse, Canadian Expeditionary Force, have been sold at auction by Noonan's of London. The sale estimate was between £6,000 and £8,000. The sale hammer price realised £15,000. The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed. The mother of Gordon Flowerdew presented his Victoria Cross to Framlingham College, Woodridge, Suffolk, his old school. The Victoria Cross has been subsequently loaned to the Imperial War Museum where it is on display in the Lord Ashcroft Gallery. . |
For the award of the Victoria Cross [ London Gazette, 24 April 1918 ]. Bois de Mureuil, France, 30 March 1918, Lieutenant Gordon Muriel Flowerdew, Lord Strathcona's Horse, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
For most conspicuous bravery and dash ( NE of Bois de Moreuil, France ) when in command of a squadron detailed for special service of a very important nature. On reaching the first objective, Lieutenant Flowerdew saw two lines of the enemy, each about sixty strong, with machine guns in the centre and flanks, one line being about two hundred yards behind the other. Gordon Floweerdew is buried in the Namps-au-Val British Cemetery, France. |
Iain Stewart, 7 February 2025