Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Warrant Holders Association Medal, E.II.R., unnamed, edge with silver hallmark; Royal Review Visit Medal 1909, obverse: Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, reverse inscribed, ‘In Commemoration of the First Presentation of Colours to the East Lanc. Territorial Force in Worsley Park July 6th 1909’, 38mm., silver base metal; Cambridge University Commemorative Medal, reverse engraved, ‘Royal Engineer Company C.U.O.T.C. Inter Section Bridging Competition 1913 Sapr. T. Elworthy’, 33mm., silver, in card box, good very fine and better (3) £60-80

2nd Lieutenant Thomas Elworthy, 1st Battalion King’s Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment), late Royal Engineers, was killed in action 3 May 1917. He was buried in Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France. He was mentioned in despatches. Lieutenant Elworthy was the son of Mary Elworthy of 21 Ranulp Road, Hampstead, London.