Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Five: Lieutenant F. H. Mellor, West Yorkshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); Defence and War Medals, unnamed; Morocco, Order of Ouissam Alouite Cherifien, 4th Class breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, rosette on ribbon, last with some enamel damage to reverse; together with a mounted set of five miniature dress medals

Six: Captain P. H. L. Mellor, West Yorkshire Regiment
1914-15 Star (Capt., W. York. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals, these unnamed; note British War Medal missing; together with ‘West Yorkshire Regiment’ cap badge, generally very fine (17) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of British Groups with Foreign Awards.

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Francis Horace Mellor was born on 28 January 1897. He was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the 7th (Isle of Man) Volunteer Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment) in April 1915. Appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the West Yorkshire Regiment in July 1915. Mellor entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 25 July 1916. As a Temporary Lieutenant he was appointed a probationer to the Indian Army, with seniority of 9 April 1917. Promoted to Captain in the Indian Army in April 1920. He retired from the Indian Army on 27 October 1922 and was placed in the R.A.R.O. with seniority of 17 February 1920. On 18 August 1939 Captain Mellor was granted the local rank of Major whilst specially employed. Having attained the age limit, he relinquished his commission on 28 January 1947 and was granted the honoury rank of Major.

With copied m.i.c., gazette extracts and other research. Moroccan order not confirmed.



Philip Horace Leyland Mellor was born in 1887 and was educated at Pembroke College, University of Cambridge. Appointed a Temporary Lieutenant in the 15th (Service) Battalion (1st Leeds) West Yorkshire Regiment on 25 September 1914. Promoted to Captain in June 1915, he entered the Egypt theatre of war on 22 December 1915. A few months later he was serving in France, but was invalided to England on 1 June 1916 due to septicemia and inflammation of his left hand caused by falling from his bicycle on to a pile of flints at the roadside when going to the trenches.

With copied research.