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8 September 2015

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№ 660 x

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8 September 2015

Estimate: £90–£120

New York National Guard, 13th Regiment Service Medal (2), by Braxmar, New York, reverse impressed, ‘76’ and engraved, ‘Sergeant Wm. C. Marshall’, complete with brooch bar; another, reverse impressed, ‘143’ and engraved, ‘Watkin W. Jones’, lacking brooch bar; 9th Regiment L.S. Service Medal, for 5 Years, by Dieges & Clust, slot brooch, in card box; 71st Regiment Long and Faithful Service Medal, with brooch bar; 8th Regiment Service Medal, 3 bars, 1903, 1904, 1905, by Dieges & Clust; 9th Regiment Service Medal, 5 bars, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, by Dieges & Clust, bronze and enamel, both with brooch bars; 102nd Medical Regiment Medal, by Dieges & Clust, bronze and enamel, slot brooch; Red Cross Badge, by Black, Starr & Frost, New York, enamelled, pin-backed; 258 F.A. 100% Duty Badge, by Dieges & Clust; Shooting Medal, gilt, 6 bars, Marksman 1887, Marksman 1888, Marksman 1889, Marksman 1890, Marksman 1891, Sharpshooter 1892, last bar silver, others gilt; 74th Regiment Shooting Badge, silver, 1 gilt bar, Sharpshooter 1912, Shooting Medal, by Tiffani, with brooch bar, 9 Year Marksman and bar, 1 Year Sharpshooter, unnamed, very fine and better (12) £90-120

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Watkin W. Jones was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. He enlisted into the Regular Army at Columbus Barracks, Ohio on 18 September 1916, aged 18 years, 6 months. Attained the rank of Sergeant in May 1919. Honourably discharged on 4 June 1920. With copied service details.