Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An extremely well documented family group:

Pair: Corporal H. F. Coomber, Army Service Corps
British War and Victory Medals (S-292756 A. Cpl. H. F. Coomber. A.S.C.) with portrait photograph of recipient in uniform, and business card for him as an employee of Charles Turner & Son Ltd, Bloomsbury House, 165 High Holborn, generally good very fine

Four: Lance Sergeant R. L. Coomber, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, late Rifle Brigade
1939-45 Star; Italy Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, with named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr R. L. Coomber, 3 Park View Rd, Hove, 4, Sussex’, and related miniature awards and regimental insignia, good very fine (lot) £100-£140

Harry F. Coomber served during the Great War initially with the Army Service Corps, before seeing service with the Rifle Bridge and the 10th Battalion, London Regiment. He resided at “Killin”, 3 Park View Road, Hove.

Robert Leslie Coomber was the son of the above, and was born in November 1922. He was called up for service in April 1942, and ‘enlisted in the Rifle Brigade and later transferred to the KOYLI. He has served with this latter Regt, both in North Africa [sic] and the Middle East for a period of almost 2 years.’ (Testimonial in Soldier’s Release Book refers)

Coomber served with the Signals Section, H.Q. Company, 1st Battalion, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as part of the C.M.F., and served with the Regiment as part of the B.A.O.R. Having advanced to Lance Sergeant Coomber was released from service in December 1946. In later life he resided at “Ferndown”, Hook Lane, Ropley, Arlesford, Hampshire’

Sold with a large file of original documentation relating to the service career of the R. L. Coomber, including: Soldier’s Service and Pay Book; Soldier’s Release Book; 2 Pocket Diaries with entries for 6 December 1943 - 31 December 1944 and 1 January - 9 July 1945; various enlistment forms, certificates of transfer, photographs of recipient from various stages of service career through to reunions, and other ephemera including North African Banknotes.