Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Sergeant C. King, Northamptonshire Regiment

1914 Star, with later slide clasp (8258 Pte C. King. 2/North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (8258 Pte. C. King. 2/North’n R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5876431 Sjt. C. King. North’n. R.) very fine and better (4) £200-240

Charles King attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 6 November 1914. He received his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in April 1926.

Sold together with a Birmingham 1928 hallmarked silver half hunter pocket watch, the outer case engraved with initials ‘CK’, and the inner case engraved ‘Presented to Sergt. C. King. By the Members of the Sergts Mess 2nd Northamptonshire Regt. on his leaving the service Nov. 1929’; two silver fob medals, engraved to reverse, ‘A. King’, obverses bearing acronyms ‘C.P.D.C.L. 1933’ and ‘A.B.E.S.S.’; and a Second World War Soldier’s Service Book belonging to 2080573 Alfred William King, R.A.