Lifesaving private's 1857 Victoria Cross medals group sells at auction
The group of six medals had not been sold on the open market for more than 100 years and sold for £40,000 above top estimate.
The group of six medals had not been sold on the open market for more than 100 years and sold for £40,000 above top estimate.
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The stolen medals had belonged to Sergeant Major James Edwin White, whose family donated them to the museum in 1980.
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The British Army boasted one of the top club sides during the Victorian era, winning the world's oldest football competition.