Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Sergeant A. W. Paul, 1st Foreign Service Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry, late 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regiment and 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Volunteer Rifle Corps

British War Medal 1914-20 (8 Sjt. A. W. Paul. 25-Lond. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (8 Sjt. A. W. Paul. 25-Lond. R); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R., with Second Award Bar (8 Sjt: A. W. Paul. 25/Cyc: (C. of L.) B. Lon: R.); together with a Royal Military Tournament 1898 Medal with ‘R.M.T. 1899’ clasp, bronze, in its D. George Collins case of issue, with some verdigris; and a 26th Middlesex Cyclist Volunteer Rifle Corps medal, 9ct. gold and enamel, the reverse engraved ‘1907 Point to Point Race. Sgt. A. W. Hall.’ in its Benet Fink & Co. fitted case of issue, generally nearly extremely fine (5) £200-£240

Albert William Paul, a native of Herne Hill, London, served initially with the 26th Middlesex (Cyclist) Volunteer Rifle Corps and then from 1 August 1908 he served with its lineal successor, the 25th (County of London) Cyclist Battalion, London Regiment, with Regimental Number 8. This Battalion's Great War service was undertaken in India and the North West Frontier where, in 1917, it participated in the Waziristan Campaign. Paul subsequently transferred to the 1st Foreign Service Garrison Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry which formed at Plymouth and went to India in February 1917 where it joined the Rawalpindi Brigade in the 2nd (Rawalpindi) Division.

Disembodied on 2 April 1919, Paul was not entitled to a Star or Victory Medal: this group, therefore, is his full entitlement.