The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood
Frederick W Rockwood
Frederick W. Rockwood passed away March 3, 2014 at his home in Batesville, Indiana after a long illness. He will be fondly remembered as an avid collector, meticulous researcher, and true friend of the hobby. His knowledge of military history, medals, and militaria was frequently sought by collecting friends around the world. An early and sustained interest in stamps led Fred into coins and finally to orders, decorations, and medals where he collected worldwide. He was a partner in FJP Auctions, Inc., a strong supporter of the OMSA and the Ohio Valley Military Society (OMVS).
Fred was a Salt Lake City born-Stanford University undergrad-Harvard law Renaissance man with varied interests in many different fields of learning. He had an extraordinary eclectic library, all of which he could instantly recall. He loved languages and spoke many of them fluently, including Chinese (both Mandarin and Cantonese) and German. Fred held many Church leadership positions, was President and CEO of a Fortune 500 Company, served on the Boy Scouts of America Cincinnati Council board of directors, and supported all forms of the arts.
Every travel opportunity for Fred led to a favorite book store. Once, after an overnight flight to London, he could not check in at the hotel because the room wasn’t ready. Thinking there was time to spend an hour searching the stacks and still have time to catch a much needed nap before dinner; Fred made an early afternoon visit to a book store. He was soon in an almost hidden corner of an upstairs room. He found something of interest on a bottom shelf, bent over to pick it up, and then sat down on the floor to take a better look. The next thing he remembers was being awakened by a security guard hours after the store had closed.
Fred Rockwood was a unique individual who will be missed by those who knew him. He is survived by his wife Jolene, six sons and daughters, and eighteen grandchildren.
Collection Information
This collection was sold on 24 October 2014.
Other Collections Sold in 2014
- The Late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins
- A Collection of Awards to the Royal Flying Corps, Royal Naval Air Service and Royal Air Force
- Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection
- Collection of Jetons formed by the late George Berry
- Meritorious Service Medal Groups from the Collection of Ian McInnes
- A Small Collection of Medals to the Wiltshire Regiment
- A Collection of Great War Trios
- Medals to the R.F.C. and R.A.F. from the Collection Formed by the Late Squadron Leader David Haller
- A Small Collection of Medals to the Dorsetshire Regiment
- A Small Collection of Medals to the Wiltshire Yeomanry
- A Collection of New Zealand War Medals
- A Collection of Medals to the Indian Police
- British Coins from the Collection Originally formed by the late Arthur Lainchbury
- Coins, Tokens and Medals of the Caribbean from the late Raymond Brandon Collection
- Railroad Tallies of the USA from the late Raymond Brandon Collection
- World Coins and Tokens from the Collection formed by Allan Vayle
- British Historical Medals from the collection formed by the late Michael Ewing
- The Halbert Carmichael Collection of British Coins
- Silver Counters of the Van Der Passe School, from the Collection of Colin Narbeth
- British Medals from the Collection of the Revd. John Watson
- South African Coins, 1874-1902, from the Collection formed by the Late Dr. Frank Mitchell
- World Medals from the Collection of the Revd. John Watson
- A Collection of Medals for the Anglo-Boer War
- A Collection of Medals to the Royal Lancaster Regiment
- A Collection of Medals to the Black Watch
- British Coins from the Collection formed by Arthur M. Fitts III
- Miniature Medals from the Collection of Mark Cline
- A Collection of German Medal Groups
- World Coins from the Collection of the Late John Weibel
- A Collection of Coins of German East Africa
- The Anthony Govender Collection of South African Reserve Bank Proofs and Specimens
- The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by David Young
- The Collection of Southwark 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Sir Richard Hayward, C.B.E.
- The Collection of 19th Century Silver Tokens formed by the late Ivor Devereux
- Tokens from the Collection of M.J. Harris
- British Tokens from the Collection of Dr Ronald Ward
- Gaming Counters from the Colin Narbeth Collection
- The Collection of British Orders, Decorations and Medals formed by the late Fred Rockwood
- Roman Coins from the Collection Formed by the Late David Hendy
- British Coins from the Collection Formed by the Late Richard Law
- Tokens of Yorkshire from the Collection Formed by the Late Richard Law
- Medals of Yorkshire from the Collection Formed by the Late Richard Law
- The Collection of Imperial German Militaria formed by the late Stan Laver
- Coins of the Carlisle Mint from the Collection of Peter Cherry
- Countermarked Tokens from the Collection of Neil Beaton
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