Lot Archive

Lot

№ 1430

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20 March 2008

Hammer Price:
£550

A Great War M.C. group of five awarded to Captain C. Jackson, Royal Garrison Artillery

Military Cross, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, in case of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1953; together with corresponding miniatures; silver and enamel medal, inscribed on obverse ‘The Municipal Tramways and Transport Association Inc.’, reverse engraved ‘C. Jackson, President 1940-41’, suspended from a neck ribbon and contained in its case of issue; a small head quarter length photograph of recipient contained in a silver frame, generally nearly extremely fine (12) £600-800

M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1918.

Also included with the lot is a fine leather bound testimonial on vellum, inscribed in illuminated ink ‘The Municipal Passenger Transport Association (Incorporated) to Clement Jackson, Esquire, M.I.A.E., M. Inst. T. We have pleasure in informing you that the following resolution was carried unanimously at the Annual General Meeting of the Association on July 11th 1941. That the members of the Association assembled at the 40th Annual General Meeting, place on record their high appreciation of the devoted services of Clement Jackson, Esquire, in the office of President during the year 1940-41 and express to him their grateful recognition of the application of his time and abilities to the interests of the Association under very trying circumstances created by the war.’

Clement Jackson was commissioned into the Royal Garrison Artillery (North Midland (Staffordshire) from the Inns of Court Officers Training Corps on 7 October 1915. In 1939 he was working as a General Manager and Engineer with the City of Plymouth Transport Department, Milehouse, Plymouth.