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

Three: Lieutenant J. Redwood, Leicestershire Regiment

1914 Star, with copy clasp (C.S. Mjr., 1/Leic. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.) nearly extremely fine (3) £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to the Leicester Regiment and Yeomanry formed by the late Trevor Harris.

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Mention in despatches London Gazette 17 February 1915.

James Redwood entered the France/Flanders theatre of war as a Company Sergeant-Major in the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment on 7 September 1914. Later commissioned, he attained the rank of Lieutenant on 25 June 1916 (His MIC entry confirms the clasp to his 1914 Star and under ‘Corps’ lists his unit as ‘2nd Bn. Leicester R. “F” Stokes Mortar Bty.’); sold with copied group photograph of the officers of the 2nd Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, January 1915 - which includes Redwood.