Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Captain C. Mills, Royal Army Service Corps

1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Serbia, Order of the White Eagle, 2nd type, 5th Class breast badge with swords, silver, silver-gilt and enamel, this with case of issue, mounted for wear, fine and better (4) £450-550

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Awards to the Army Service Corps.

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Serbia, Order of the White Eagle, 5th Class Edinburgh Gazette 1 March 1920.

Cecil Mills was appointed a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in the A.S.C. on 28 November 1914 and was advanced to Temporary Lieutenant in June 1916 and Acting Captain in May 1918. He relinquished his acting rank of Captain in May 1919 and that of Temporary Lieutenant in February 1920, being granted the rank of Captain. His m.i.c. shows his entry into the Egypt theatre of war on 20 November 1915 - being attached to No. 14 Squadron R.F.C. Later served with 106 M.T. Company R.A.S.C.

With an original and copied photographs and copied m.i.c., gazette extract and service notes.