Five: Lieutenant C. A. Easton, 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), London Regiment, late Honourable Artillery Company, later Royal Army Service Corps

1914 Star, with later slide clasp (1074 Pte. C. A. Easton. H.A.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. C. A. Easton); Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the Great War awards mounted as worn, the Second War awards loose; together with the three Great War related miniature awards, these similarly mounted, nearly extremely fine (5) £180-£220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Great War Awards.

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Cyril Albert Easton joined the Honourable Artillery Corps and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 September 1914 to 14 December 1914. He was commissioned Lieutenant in the 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), London Regiment, for service in India and Waziristan, on 5 March 1915, and served as Unit Transport Officer and an Instructor at the Motor Transport School, before contracting malaria whilst still serving in India in 1919. His career was very much based on the engineering maintenance of commercial vehicle fleets, and he was an Associate Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering.

Following the outbreak of the Second World War, Easton was commissioned Lieutenant in the Royal Army Service Corps on 18 March 1940, and was mainly employed with driver training units, and as Transport Officer. He died at Fordingbridge, Hampshire, in 1961.

Sold with a 25th (County of London) Battalion (Cyclists), London Regiment, white metal King’s Crown collar badge; a Royal Army Service Corps (George VI) O.S.D. collar badge; Army Council issue slip for the Second War medals; a group photograph of N.C.O. Instructors, R.A.S.C., at Ramsden Hall, February 1944, believed to include the recipient; and a satin- and velvet-lined small casket with intricate metal appliqué inspired by Indian design, including two depictions of the goddess Shiva, the letters ‘H.A.C.’ and applied 25th County of London Cyclist Battalion collar badge and a white metal (possibly silver) engraved plaque reading ‘From Cyril to Gwen - Christmas, India 1916.’