Three: Battery Sergeant-Major A. Atkinson, Royal Garrison Artillery

India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (47336 By. Sergt. Major A. Atkinson No. 8 Mn. By. R.A.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (47336B. Serjt: Maj: A. Atkinson. R.G.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 3rd issue (B.S. Mjr. A. Atkinson. R.A.) mounted for display, the first two with contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine, the last good very fine (3) £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

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M.S.M. Army Order 33 of 1938.

Albert Atkinson was born at Bradford, Yorkshire, and attested there for the Royal Artillery on 13 February 1885, aged 21 years 6 months, a quarryman by trade with previous service with the 2nd West York Artillery Volunteers. Posted to Northern Division, 1st Brigade R.A. as Gunner, this unit was converted to Mountain Artillery in July 1889, Atkinson being posted to the 7th Mountain Battery. He was promoted to Corporal in February 1891 and to Sergeant in December of the same year. Posted to the 8th Mountain Battery in April 1896, he was promoted to Battery Sergeant-Major in March 1898. He served in India from January 1886 until April 1901, taking part in the Zhob Valley Expedition on 17 September 1890, and with the Tirah Expeditionary Force in 1897-98. After a period of 10 months at home, he returned to India from February 1902 to April 1904, and was discharged medically unfit on 9 May 1904. He died in London on 25 March 1951, aged 86. Sold with copied discharge papers which confirm the first two medals.