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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 9, March 4, 2018, Article 37

LORD ASHCROFT ACQUIRES SIDNEY DAY VICTORIA CROSS

Lord Ashcroft continues his medal-buying juggernaut, adding another Victoria Cross to his collection. -Editor

Sidney Day Victoria Cross

THE medals of a soldier who was shot six times in the First World War and escaped a bombing raid that destroyed his home in the Second World War have sold for £160,000 at an auction.

The Victoria Cross and other medals awarded to Corporal Sidney Day of the Suffolk Regiment, who survived the Blitz in Portsmouth and is buried in Milton Cemetery, were purchased by the Lord Ashcroft Medal Collection.

A spokesman from Dix Noonan Webb said: ‘This was a strong price for a magnificent Victoria Cross group of medals and associated memorabilia, which came direct from Sidney Day’s family and so had never been on the market before.

‘It was above the £120,000 to £140,000 pre-sale estimate.

‘Dix Noonan Webb is delighted that the medals have become part of the Ashcoft Collection.’

To read the complete article, see:
Medals belonging to Portsmouth war hero sell for more than £150,000 (https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defence/medals-belonging-to-portsmouth-war-hero-sell-for-more-than-150-000-1-8396883)

For more information on Lord Ashcroft's Victoria Cross collection, see:
LORD ASHCROFT GALLERY: EXTRAORDINARY HEROES (https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/lord-ashcroft-gallery-extraordinary-heroes)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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