Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War M.S.M. group of four to Lieutenant D. R. Kerr, Royal Naval Reserve, late Company Serjeant-Major, Inland Water Transport, Royal Engineers

1914-15 Star (68880 C.S. Mjr., R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut., R.N.R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (68880 C.S. Mjr., I.W. Trans. R.E.) good very fine (4) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Meritorious Service Medals.

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M.S.M. London Gazette 1 January 1918. ‘68880 Coy. S.M. D. R. Kerr, R.E. (Liverpool)’. ‘... in recognition of valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field during the present war’.

C.S.M. David Roger Kerr, R.E. entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 1 June 1915 and gained the M.S.M. whilst serving with the Inland Water Transport, R.E. He was commissioned a Sub-Lieutenant with the Royal Naval Reserve on 10 July 1918, being promoted Lieutenant on 10 November 1918. He served as 1st Lieutenant aboard the yacht Josephine from 16 August 1918 to May 1919. Sold with copied research.