Orders, Decorations and Medals

Family group:

Pair: Lieutenant-Colonel P. B. Norris, Duke of Cornwal’s Light Infantry

British War and Victory Medals (Lt. Col. P. B. Norris) with related miniature pair, together with two silver shooting medals, ‘The Army Eight 1887 - Officers Match, Regulars v. Auxiliaries’ (P. B. Norris, Duke of Cornwalls L.I.) fitted with two dated bars for 1893 and 1895, and ‘The Army Championship Rifle Meeting South Africa 1912 - The Officers Championship’ (Second. Major P. B. Norris, 2nd D.C.L.I.)

Lieutenant-Colonel A. G. Norris, Royal Artillery

British War Medal 1914-20 (Lt. Col. A. G. Norris) with related miniature

Second Lieutenant C. P. Norris, Duke of Cornwal’s Light Infantry

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (2.Lieut. C. P. Norris) generally extremely fine (9) £140-180

Paul Buzzard Norris was born on 29 January 1868 and first commissioned on 23 March 1889 into the Duke of Cornwal’s Light Infantry. During the Great War he commanded the 22nd (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, from 28 July 1916, and served in France and Flanders from January 1916 until 24 July 1917.

Arthur Gambier Norris was born on 28 July 1864 and first commissioned on 5 July 1884 into the Royal Artillery.

Clifford Paul Norris was born on 28 July 1900 and first commissioned on 18 July 1919 into the Duke of Cornwal’s Light Infantry. See also lot 818 for other related family medals.