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

Five: Sergeant A. Slinger, King’s African Rifles, late Lancashire Fusiliers

1914-15 Star (2951 Pte., Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2951 A. Cpl., Lan. Fus.); Africa General Service 1902-56, 1 clasp, East Africa 1918 (2951 Sjt., 3-K.A.R.); Association of Professional Fire Brigade Officers L.S. Medal (Fireman A. Slinger, 1936) some contact marks, nearly very fine and better (5) £220-260

Sold with two group photographs of the recipient, one in Army, the other in Fire Brigade uniform. Also with a typed and signed written order to Serjeant Slinger, dated Lorogumu, 19 October 1918 and a handwritten ‘certificate’ stating, ‘Sgts. Slinger and Bunning are being sent on this draft on account of being Qualified Lewis Gunners’, signed by the Acting Adjutant of the 3/6 K.A.R. Serjeant Ambrose Slinger was later a Fire Officer living and serving at Heywood, Lancashire.