Auction Catalogue

22 July 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 599

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22 July 2015

Hammer Price:
£160

Three: Private J. Taylor, Army Service Corps
1914-15 Star (M2-051856 L-Cpl., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-051856 Pte., A.S.C.)

Pair: Sergeant H. Wilkinson, Army Ordnance Corps
British War and Victory Medals (017859 A. Cpl., A.O.C.)

With an unrelated Nepalese Kukri, unmarked, with two smaller knives, in badly scuffed leather scabbard,
medals good very fine (7) £100-140

John Taylor was born in 1895 and enlisted at Sevenoaks on 4 March 1915 and served in the Army Service Corps. Discharged on 13 November 1920 being no longer physically fit for war service. Was in possession of two Blue Chevrons at the time of his discharge. With Discharge Certificate and a damaged Princess Mary tin 1914 (empty).

Medals to Wilkinson with named card box of issue with associated slip; Certificate of Employment during the War and R.A.O.C. letter of thanks. Sergeant Wilkinson was last employed with the 110th Company, R.A.S.C. at Dieppe in September 1919.