Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2673 Sjt: J. Sparrow. Suffolk Regt) edge bruising, nearly very fine £50-£70

James Sparrow was born in Mildenhall, Suffolk, in March 1869. He attested for the Suffolk Regiment in November 1889, and advanced to Sergeant in February 1902 (awarded L.S. & G.C. in 1908). Sparrow, ‘aged 74, died on VE Day, 8th May [1945], at Mildenhall. He served 22 years in the Regiment, leaving the 1st Battalion at Malta in 1910. For some years he was Officers’ Mess Sergeant to the 2nd Battalion in India, and after his discharge was employed by and insurance company. He was a keen gardener and his name figured many times in the Mildenhall Flower Show prize list.’ (The Suffolk Regimental Gazette, July & August 1945, refers)

Sold with copied service papers and research.