Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to include a Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals

Three: Private J. Gooderham, Suffolk Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (40885 Pte., Suff. R.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (496 Pte., 4/Suff. Regt.)

Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (5824490 W.O. Cl. 2 L. R. Kerry, Suffolk) very fine and better (4)
£100-140

John Gooderham was born in Kings Lynn, Norfolk in 1878. He joined the 2nd Volunteer Battalion Norfolk Regiment in 1900 and transferred to the 4th (Territorial) Battalion Suffolk Regiment in 1908. In the Great War he served with the 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment, in France from November 1916 until February 1917 when an accidental fracture to his tibia brought him home. Transferred to the 2nd Battalion Sussex Regiment in September 1917, he returned to France in December 1917 until Janaury 1918 when he came home serving with the 14th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment. Transferred to the 7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment in March 1918 and latterly served with the Labour Corps. Discharged in April 1919. With copied service papers and m.i.c.

Leslie R. ‘Kate’ Kerry enlisted into the Suffolk Regiment in April 1928. In the 2nd Battalion he served in India and then with the 1st served in Malta and was with the B.E.F. 1939-40. On 23 June 1944 he embarked for France and took over the duties of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant of the 1st Battalion, proceeding with it to Egypt in 1945. In November 1946 he left the 1st Battalion to take up the duties of a W.O. Cl. 1 at No. 307 P.O.W. Camp at Fayid. Awarded the G.S.M. with clasp for Palestine 1945-48. He returned to England in July 1947 when he was posted to the 641st (M) H.A.A. Regiment R.A. at Worthing. Kerry died at Worthing in February 1948, aged 39 years. With copied research and copied photograph of recipient.