Auction Catalogue

6 & 7 December 2017

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 989

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7 December 2017

Hammer Price:
£280

Seven: Warrant Officer Class II T. Channer, Lancashire Fusiliers and Machine Gun Corps, later Corps of Commissionaires

1914 Star, with copy clasp (2657 L. Cpl T. Channer. 2/Lan Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2657 Sjt. T. Channer. Lan. Fus.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. 3rd issue, Regular Army (7808111 W.O. Cl. II T. Channer. Lan. Fus.); Corps of Commissionaires Long Service Medal, silver and enamel, with anchor suspension, the reverse engraved ‘T. Channer’, the Great War awards lightly polished with minor contact marks, number on LS&GC partially rubbed, therefore very fine or better (7) £200-240

Thomas Channer served during the Great War with the Lancashire Fusiliers on the Western Front from 22 August 1914, later transferring to the Machine Gun Corps on 24 January 1916. He returned to his old regiment and received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1931.