Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Second Lieutenant J. O. Claxton, Liverpool Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); Defence Medal, all with original card boxes of issue; Imperial Service Medal, G.V.R. type 1 (James Claxton) with original fitted case of issue; together with dress miniatures for B.W.M. and Victory Medals; and silver WWII A.R.P. badge, extremely fine (7) £60-80

James Oscar Claxton of Romford, an auditor by profession, enlisted into the 26th (Bankers) Battalion Royal Fusiliers on 1 October 1915 and served with the battalion both at home and overseas. In December 1916 he was sent home from France to take up a commission and on 26 April 1917 was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 20th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment. In July 1917 he was in MacKinnon Hospital, London, and whilst there made application to join the Royal Flying Corps. In this he seems to have been unsucessful and may well have resumed his service with the 3rd Battalion Liverpool Regimnet. Sold with copied service papers and letters.