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Auction: 15001 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 608

Six: Company Sergeant Major A. Lowndes, Royal Engineers
1914-15 Star (389. Dvr. A. Lowndes, R.E.); British War and Victory Medals (389. Dvr. A. Lowndes, R.E.); Defence and War Medals; Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., with 'Territorial' scroll suspension (2210549 Sjt. A. Lowndes. R.E.), nearly very fine, together with a silver prize spoon, the reverse engraved '2nd Ches. Fld. Sqdn. R.E. Sqdn. Shoot. 1937 Sgt. Lowndes.', the recipient's spurs, cap badges, and buttons, all housed in a wooden case with brass plaque; a presentation stonewear pot, approximately 1 pint, with silver bands (Hallmarks for London 1884), engraved 'Presented by the W.O. & Sgts. Mess to C.S.M. Lowndes A. R.E. 1945'; the recipient's Record of Service; Soldier's Release Book; Territorial Force Discharge Certificate; British Legion membership card; and two photographs (lot)

2210549 Company Sergeant Major Alfred Lowndes, born Birkenhead, Cheshire, April 1894; enlisted in the Royal Engineers, 24.4.1912; served with the Royal Engineers Transport Organisation, British Expeditionary Force during the Great War on the Western Front from 9.12.1914; discharged, 10.9.1917; re-enlisted in the Royal Engineers (Territorial Army), 18.2.1924; advanced Company Sergeant Major and served during the Second World War with 911 Stevedore Company, Royal Engineers; discharged, 30.8.1945.

Note: As Lowndes' group of medals has no 1939-1945 Star he may well have served with the British Expeditionary Force in 1940 taking part in the evacuation of France but thereafter did not serve the qualifying period of six months in an operational command.

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