Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A civil B.E.M. group of six awarded to Chief Officer Class 1 Lewis Priest, H.M. Prison, Manchester, late Private, Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

British Empire Medal, (Civil) E.II.R. (Lewis Priest); 1914-15 Star (2132 Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals, 2132 Pte., Notts. & Derby. R.); Defence Medal, unnamed; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R., 2nd issue (Lewis Priest) very fine and better (6) £180-220

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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B.E.M. London Gazette 12 June 1958. ‘Lewis Priest, lately Chief Officer Class 1, H.M. Prison, Manchester.’

I.S.M. London Gazette 25 February 1958.

Lewis Priest was born in Beeston, Nottinghamshire. He enlisted on 13 May 1914, aged 17 years, 6 months for service in the 7th (Robin Hood) Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment. He entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 28 February 1915 and was posted to the 3/7th Battalion from the 1/7th on 21 October 1915 and then to the Command Depot on 17 March 1916 from the 7th Reserve Battalion. Towards the end of 1918 he was serving with the 1/5th Battalion. He was disembodied on 14 February 1919.

With copied research.