Three: Captain Leslie Richardson, Royal Army Service Corps, who earned his 1914 Star as a Civilian Motor Driver

1914 Star (L. Richardson); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.) mounted for wear, some edge bruising and contact wear, otherwise good very fine (3) £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An Old Collection of Medals Relating to The Great War.

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Leslie Richardson was born on 5 October 1885. A Journalist by occupation, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 13 September 1914 as a Civilian Motor Driver. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army Service Corps on 1 March 1915, he was advanced to Lieutenant in August 1915 and to Captain in April 1917. Invalided from France in August 1919 suffering from pneumonia.

With copied service papers and m.i.c.