The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. pair awarded to Sergeant J. C. Randall, Postal Section, Royal Engineers, late 24th Middlesex (Post Office) Rifle Volunteers and City of London Imperial Volunteers

Military Medal, G.V.R. (27935 Sjt: J. C. Randall. R.E.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Diamond Hill (548 Pt. J. C. Randall. C.I.V.) latter with replacement retaining rod, nearly extremely fine (2) £400-£500k

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Jack Webb Collection of Medals and Militaria.

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M.M. London Gazette 29 March 1919.

John Charles Randall was born in Upper Holloway, London on 20 January 1875. A Post Office sorter, he enlisted into the 24th Middlesex Rifle Volunteers on 23 January 1895 and served as one of their 7 man detachment in South Africa during the Boer War in the Infantry Battalion of the City Imperial Volunteers. He further served in the South African War with the Army Post Office Corps, qualifying for the King’s South Africa Medal with clasps for 1901 and 1902.

Following the outbreak of the Great War, Randall served as a Sapper with the Postal Section, Royal Engineers, on the Western Front from 26 September 1914. Advanced to Sergeant, in addition to the Military Medal, he was awarded the 1914 Star, without clasp, British War and Victory medals for his Great War service. He died in Worthing, Sussex in 1954.