Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Seven: Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Stevens, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, late Cameronians and 28th London Regiment (Artists’ Rifles)

1914 Star, with clasp (1840 Pte., 1/28 Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); India General Service 1908-35, 4 clasps, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919, Waziristan 1919-21, North West Frontier 1930-31, Mohmand 1933 (Capt., I.A.S.C.); 1939-45 Star; Burma Star; War Medal, with M.I.D. oak leaf, nearly very fine or better (7) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals to The Rifle Brigade and Affiliated Regiments from the collection formed by Michael Haines.

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M.I.D. London Gazette 10 June 1921 (Waziristan) and 19 December 1946 (Gallant and distinguished service in Malaya in 1942).

Cyril Walter Stevens was born on 4 August 1893, and enlisted into the Artists’ Rifles on 5 August 1914. He served with them in France until 20 March 1915, when he was commissioned into the Cameronians as temporary 2nd Lieutenant. He transferred to the Indian Army, General List, in March 1918, and was commissioned into the 1/30th Punjabis in April, to the 28th Punjabis in August 1918, and to the 93rd Burma Infantry in April 1919, although his parent unit appears to have been Indian Army Service Corps. Promoted to Major in December 1933, and to Lieutenant-Colonel in January 1941, it appears that he was taken prisoner at the fall of Singapore in 1942.