Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Sergeant H. Lanning, King’s Royal Rifle Corps

1914-15 Star (Y-246 Sjt., K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (Y-246 Sjt., K.R. Rif. C.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, Nigeria 1918 (Y/246 Sjt., K.R.R.C.) nearly very fine and better, last rare to regiment (4) £300-360

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the 60th Rifles and King’s Royal Rifle Corps.

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Serjeant Harry Lanning, K.R.R.C. entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 4 August 1915. He served in East Africa, November 1917-February 1918, and entered Nigeria on 16 March 1918. It is probable he acted as an instructor to the native troops involved in the Abudi War, June/July 1918. Sold with copied m.i.c. and roll extract.