Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Major C. H. Mowbray, 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment

1914 Star, with copy clasp (Capt: C. H. Mowbray. Suff: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt. C. H. Mowbray.) very fine (2) £140-£180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Simon C. Marriage Collection of Medals to the Suffolk Regiment.

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Charles Holme Mowbray was born in Surbiton, Surrey in 1879. He served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Suffolk Regiment on the Western Front from 12 September 1914. Mowbray subsequently advanced to Major, and was posted as Officer Commanding of No. 3 Officer Cadet Battalion. He died in Lewisham, London in 1959.