THE WWI TRIO OF CAMPAIGN MEDALS AWARDED TO CORPORAL JAMES UPTON VC, 1ST BN, SHERWOOD FORESTERS, HAVE BEEN SOLD AT AUCTION BY SPINK OF LONDON. |
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25 July 2024 |
The First World War trio of campaign medals and the King George VI Coronation Medal awarded to Corporal James Upton, 1st Bn, Sherwoord Foresters, have been sold at auction by Spink of London. The sale estimate was between £8,000 and £12,000. The sale hammer price realised £19,000. The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed.However, it is understood that the campaign medals will be reunited with James Upton's Victoria Cross in the Sherwood Foresters Museum in Nottingham. |
The First World War trio of campaign medals and the King George VI Coronation Medal awarded to Corporal James Upton, 1st Bn, Sherwoord Foresters, have been sold at auction by Adam Partridge Auctioneers ( Macclesfield ) on 15 February 2022. The sale estimate was between £2,000 and £3,000. The sale hammer price realised £14,400. The identity of the purchaser has not been revealed. The medals had been entered into the auction by the grandson of James Upton. The Victoria Cross was presented to the Sherwood Foresters by Upton's sister-in-law in 1962. [ London Gazette, 29 June 1915 ], Rouges Bancs, France, 9 May 1915, Corporal James Upton, 1st Bn, Sherwood Foresters.
For most conspicuous bravery near Rouges Bancs on 9th May 1915.
James Upton was invested with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on the 24th July 1915.
James Upton died on the 10th August 1949 and was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium, North London |
Iain Stewart, 25 July 2024