Lot #578 - A SS Empire Windrush Enamel Badge, sunk 1954
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Jewels, Silver & Timepieces Auction
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Sale Date:31 Aug 2020 ~ 6pm (AEST)
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Lot #:578
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Lot Description:A SS Empire Windrush Enamel Badge, sunk 1954
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Notes:HMT Empire Windrush, originally MV Monte Rosa, was a passenger liner and cruise ship launched in Germany in 1930, during World War II she was operated by the German navy as a troopship, at the end of the war, she was taken by the British Government as a prize of war and renamed the Empire Windrush. In British service, she continued to be used as a troopship until March 1954, when the vessel caught fire and sank.
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Estimate:A$40 - 80
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Realised Price:
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Category:Affordable Jewellery
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