‘Tommy’ was a remarkable wartime countess

A group of medals awarded to a First World War ‘Tommy’ sold for a mid-estimate £2400 at Kent auction house C&T (22% buyer’s premium) on October 20-21. Not that unusual, it would seem.

However, ‘Tommy’ was no ordinary Tommy – that was the nickname used by friends of the remarkable V…

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