Sporting memorabilia including gold and silver medals to veteran athlete Bill Land who enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an athlete in the 1930's. He was 6ft 3" and combined with a competitive spirit he became a formidable figure in many different fields of athletics and sport. He excelled at long jump, high jump, discus and represented the country in many international competitions including the 1934 Empire Games. He joined the Royal Engineers at 16 and his sporting prowess was soon noticed and encouraged. He served for 15 years in the 59th Field Company and won a military cross for acts of exemplary gallantry in organising the evacuation of the wounded under intense artillery and mortar fire and is mentioned in dispatches. This lot is being sold as a collection of this exceptional and talented individual. The sporting memorabilia includes a 15ct gold England vs Italy medallion, 1st for High Jump dated 1931, 38 gms. Seven 9ct gold Army Athletic Association medallions including four medallions 1st for High Jump medallions dated 1931,1932,1934 and 35 respectively, one 9ct gold medallion for Javelin 1935 and one 9ct gold Discus medallion dated 1935, housed in the original boxes. The lot continues with seven 25mm 9ct yellow gold and enamel medallions won at the Kent County Championships including 1st place Throwing the Discus dated 1934 and 1935; High Jump 1935; High Jump 1931 and 1934 and Throwing the Javelin 1934 and 1935 and two small 9ct gold medallions including a Junior Championship Kent County medallion, a small shield-form medallion for High Jump 1932 and a Magister 9ct gold and enamel lapel pin 210 gms. The lot continues with silver medallions including four 50mm silver medallions for Javelin and Discus 1935 x 2 and 1936 x 2 boxed; 43mm Oxford University Athletics Club 1932 1st for High Jump medallion, 44mm silver medallion named W.A. Land Sergeant Boy, two white metal Army Athletic Association medallions for Javelin and Putting the Weight, three white metal Inter-Services Athletics Championships, three Hong Kong Area Meeting silver medallions 1933 and 1936, Hong Kong Area seven-a-side football 1938-89. Several silver and enamel Kent County Championship medallions approx 295 gms. This lot includes a thirty-five bronze athletics medallions including Gt Britain vs Finland 1935 medallion, Gt Britain vs France 1935 and a number of Inter-Services bronze medallions, Army Athletic Association medallions, Oxford University Athletic Club and spurious bronze medallions for baseball, cricket and a Wembley Torchlight Tattoo 1925 medallion. The remainder of this lot details letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, athletic records, official programmes, various Athletics Association dinner invitations and menus, a number of letters from the Amateur Athletic Association, a selection letter from the International Board of the Amateur Athletic Association for Olympic Games Berlin and a number of certificates, cloth badges relating to the Athletics Association and his pocket watch engraved "Cpl. W.A. Land from 2nd Bat The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, as a Token of Appreciation for Coaching the Athletic Team May 1936" and a number of silver plated trophy cups and one silver for British Games Inter Counties Athletic Championship. Lastly this lot includes his medal miniatures with the military cross and a letter from The War Office dated July 1947 stating his being awarded the military cross and mentioned in the London Gazette dated 12/7/1945 for gallantry in the field, his permanent pass issued in 1934 which exempted him from uniform likely to allow him to wear his training clothes whilst off base and a document of experience in the Corps of Royal Engineers.
Sporting memorabilia including gold and silver medals to veteran athlete Bill Land who enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an athlete in the 1930's. He was 6ft 3" and combined with a competitive spirit he became a formidable figure in many different fields of athletics and sport. He excelled at long jump, high jump, discus and represented the country in many international competitions including the 1934 Empire Games. He joined the Royal Engineers at 16 and his sporting prowess was soon noticed and encouraged. He served for 15 years in the 59th Field Company and won a military cross for acts of exemplary gallantry in organising the evacuation of the wounded under intense artillery and mortar fire and is mentioned in dispatches. This lot is being sold as a collection of this exceptional and talented individual. The sporting memorabilia includes a 15ct gold England vs Italy medallion, 1st for High Jump dated 1931, 38 gms. Seven 9ct gold Army Athletic Association medallions including four medallions 1st for High Jump medallions dated 1931,1932,1934 and 35 respectively, one 9ct gold medallion for Javelin 1935 and one 9ct gold Discus medallion dated 1935, housed in the original boxes. The lot continues with seven 25mm 9ct yellow gold and enamel medallions won at the Kent County Championships including 1st place Throwing the Discus dated 1934 and 1935; High Jump 1935; High Jump 1931 and 1934 and Throwing the Javelin 1934 and 1935 and two small 9ct gold medallions including a Junior Championship Kent County medallion, a small shield-form medallion for High Jump 1932 and a Magister 9ct gold and enamel lapel pin 210 gms. The lot continues with silver medallions including four 50mm silver medallions for Javelin and Discus 1935 x 2 and 1936 x 2 boxed; 43mm Oxford University Athletics Club 1932 1st for High Jump medallion, 44mm silver medallion named W.A. Land Sergeant Boy, two white metal Army Athletic Association medallions for Javelin and Putting the Weight, three white metal Inter-Services Athletics Championships, three Hong Kong Area Meeting silver medallions 1933 and 1936, Hong Kong Area seven-a-side football 1938-89. Several silver and enamel Kent County Championship medallions approx 295 gms. This lot includes a thirty-five bronze athletics medallions including Gt Britain vs Finland 1935 medallion, Gt Britain vs France 1935 and a number of Inter-Services bronze medallions, Army Athletic Association medallions, Oxford University Athletic Club and spurious bronze medallions for baseball, cricket and a Wembley Torchlight Tattoo 1925 medallion. The remainder of this lot details letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, athletic records, official programmes, various Athletics Association dinner invitations and menus, a number of letters from the Amateur Athletic Association, a selection letter from the International Board of the Amateur Athletic Association for Olympic Games Berlin and a number of certificates, cloth badges relating to the Athletics Association and his pocket watch engraved "Cpl. W.A. Land from 2nd Bat The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, as a Token of Appreciation for Coaching the Athletic Team May 1936" and a number of silver plated trophy cups and one silver for British Games Inter Counties Athletic Championship. Lastly this lot includes his medal miniatures with the military cross and a letter from The War Office dated July 1947 stating his being awarded the military cross and mentioned in the London Gazette dated 12/7/1945 for gallantry in the field, his permanent pass issued in 1934 which exempted him from uniform likely to allow him to wear his training clothes whilst off base and a document of experience in the Corps of Royal Engineers.
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