Four: Second Lieutenant A. E. Sincock, Royal Army Service Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (14106 Pte., A.S.C.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (14106 Corpl., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.) mounted as worn; Greece, Royal Order of the Redeemer, Knights Silver Cross, breast badge, silver, gold and enamel, in Lemaitre, Paris case of issue; together with a ‘Birth Marriages and Death’ Registry Centenary Medal, 1837-1937, silver, in Royal Mint case, nearly extremely fine (6) £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps.

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Order of the Redeemer, Chevalier London Gazette 24 October 1919. ‘Temporary 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Army Service Corps.’

Alfred Ernest Sincock was born in Aden on 12 September 1879 and was educated at Taunton’s Trade School, Southampton. A Clerk by occupation, he enlisted into the Army Service Corps at Guildford on 12 August 1898. After nearly 19 years service in the A.S.C. and Army Reserve, he was discharged as a 2nd Corporal, having completed his first period of service, on 11 August 1910. With the onset of war he re-enlisted at Southampton on 16 September 1915. As a Temporary Staff Sergeant-Major he entered the Salonika theatre of war on 12 September 1916. Sincock was appointed a Temporary Warrant Officer Class 1 in September 1915 and was commissioned a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in February 1918. As an officer he was awarded the Order of the Redeemer by the King of the Hellenes for his service in Salonika with the 16th British Corps who was for a time attached to the 2nd Greek Division. During the period July-October 1918 he held the local rank of Captain. He relinquished his commission, whilst retaining the rank of Lieutenant in 1921.

With a quantity of original papers including: school and college certificates (5); letter of recommendation for civilian employment, 1902; Savings Bank Account Book c.1898; Account Book, 1898; Parchment Discharge Certificate, 1910; Warrant Document, appointing him W.O.I in October 1915; Commission Document, appointing him 2nd Lieutenant in May 1918; Discharge Certificate on appointment to a commission, 1918; Protection Certificate, 1919; Order of the Redeemer bestowal document, with associated papers, awarded for service with the 16th British Corps, 1918; War Office letter relinquishing his commission; Certificate bearing his photograph, 1937; National Savings Movement Certificate of Recognition, 1940-45 - together with sundry envelopes. With additional copied research including, m.i.c., service papers and gazette extracts.