Auction Catalogue

17 September 2020

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 279

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17 September 2020

Hammer Price:
£95

Three: Private G. S. Langston, Army Cyclist Corps, later Devonshire Regiment, who was severely wounded on the Western Front in April 1918
1914-15 Star (2854 Pte. G. S. Langston, A. Cyc. Corps.); British War and Victory Medals (2854 Pte. G. S. Langston. A. Cyc. Corps.) very fine

Pair:
Private T. H. E. Primmer, Army Cyclist Corps
British War and Victory Medals (14693 Pte. T. H. Primmr. A. Cyc. Corps.) nearly very fine (5) £70-£90

George Stephen Langston attested for the East Surrey Regiment on 26 August 1914, before transferring to the Army Cyclist Corps on 31 January 1915, and served with the 12th Divisional Cyclist Company during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 May 1915. He was twice wounded, firstly by gun shot to his right index finger in February 1916, and secondly, severely, by gun shot to his back on 12 April 1918. Transferring to the Devonshire Regiment he was discharged on account of his wounds, with 100% disability, on 13 March 1919, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.

Thomas Henry Edward Primmer attested for the Army Cyclist Corps and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, being reported wounded in action in September 1917.

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