A Collection of Medals to the Royal Army Pay Corps

A scarce Great War ‘Warrant Officer’s’ M.C. group of six awarded to Staff Sergeant Major S. Martin, Army Pay Corps, who was Mentioned in Despatches

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, housed in a modern fitted case; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, unofficial rivets between state and date clasps (746 Corpl: S. Martin. A.P.C.); 1914-15 Star (746 S-Q.M. Sjt. S. Martin. A.P.C.); British War and Victory Medals (746 W.O. Cl. 1. S. Martin. A.P.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (746 S.Q.M. Sjt: S. Martin. A.P.C.) the first loose, the last five mounted court-style for display, edge bruise to QSA, otherwise nearly extremely fine (6) £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Royal Army Pay Corps.

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M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1916.

M.I.D. London Gazette 13 July 1916.

Samuel Martin was born in Plymouth on 22 November 1879 and attested for the East Lancashire Regiment at Burnley on 14 January 1897, having previously served in the Regiment’s 3rd (Militia) Battalion. He transferred to the Army Pay Corps on 3 December 1898, was promoted Corporal on 3 December 1899, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 23 May 1901. Promoted Sergeant on 3 December 1904, Staff Sergeant on 1 March 1908, and Staff Quartermaster Sergeant on 1 March 1911, he was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal per Army Order 412 on 1 July 1914. He served with them during the Great War in the Balkan theatre of War from 20 March 1915, before proceeding to Cairo. Promoted Staff Sergeant Major, he was both Mentioned in Despatches and awarded a scarce ‘Warrant Officer’s’ Military Cross. Returning to the U.K. in June 1918, he was discharged, no longer physically fit for War service’ on 4 September 1919, ands died the following month on 15 October 1919.

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