Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Four: Warrant Officer Class 1 C. Fairclough, Royal Garrison Artillery

1914-15 Star (99935 B. S. Mjr., R.G.A.); British War Medal 1914-20 (99935 W.O. Cl. 1, R.A.); Army L.S.& G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (99935 Sjt., R.G.A.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (99935 B.S. Mjr., R.G.A.) slight contact marks, generally good very fine (4) £120-160

M.S.M. London Gazette

Christopher Fairclough was born near Drogheda, Co. Louth. A labourer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Artillery on 21 October 1893. Between 17 September 1895 and 3 March 1914 he served in India and was awarded the I.G.S. 1895 with clasps for ‘Punjab Frontier 1897-98’ and ‘Tirah 1897-98’. In 1912 he was awarded the L.S.& G.C. medal and in the same year was promoted Battery Serjeant-Major. With the R.G.A. he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 9 December 1914 and remained based there until 30 December 1915 when he was transferred to Salonika, where he remained until the end of the war, having attained the rank of Warrant Officer. He was discharged at the termination of his period of engagement on 26 April 1919. Sold with 25 copied sheets of servicedetails, including attestation papers, medical history, wound reports (not whilst on duty), m.i.c., etc.