Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse (1694 Sgt. Cook. J. Johns, E. Kent R.); together with Prince Consort’s Own Bloomsbury Rifles (5th V.B,. Rifle Brigade) Centenary Medal, bronze, ‘presented to Sergt. Cook G. S. Hellier at the annual inspection, June 26th, 1897’, first with edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine

James Johns was born in Bristol and enlisted there into the 3rd Foot on 16 January 1868. He served with the 1st Battalion on the Perak Expedition, 20 November 1875 to 19 November 1876 (Medal with clasp), and was awarded the L.S. & G.C. medal on 1 April 1886, whilst serving with the 2nd Batttalion. Sold with copied discharge papers.

George S. Hellier was born at Parkhurst, near Newport, Isle of Wight, in 1860. He is entitled to the Territorial Force Efficiency Medal (A.O. 65 of 1921) and the Silver War Badge (No. 68240) but did not serve overseas. Sold with copied Territorial papers from 1908 and other research.