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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 115

Four: Lieutenant-Colonel W.C.V. Brothwood, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Machine Gun Corps
British War and Victory Medals (122434 Pte. W.C.V. Brothwood. M.G.C.); Defence Medal; Coronation 1953, nearly very fine

Three: Private N. Covell, Lancashire Home Guard, Late South Wales Borderers
British War and Victory Medals (38789 Pte. N. Covell. S. Wales Bord.); Defence Medal, toned, extremely fine, with the named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to 'Mr. N. Covell, 155 Devonshire Road, Bolton, Lancs.'

Pair: Second Lieutenant J. Griffiths, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry
Defence and War Medals, very fine, with the recipient's two card identity tags; cap badges; and Soldier's Service and Pay Book

One: Captain W.C. Young, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient's Military Identity Card and two Passes

One: Sergeant H. Collier, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and blazer badge

One: Private E.J.P. Francis, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate, and a 12th Battalion Stand Down Souvenir Programme

One: Lieutenant G. Woffinden, Lancashire Home Guard, Late West Riding Regiment
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. G. Woffinden, 26B, Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland'

One: Corporal J. Davies, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named 24th Battalion Certificate of Proficiency; together with various other documents and insignia relating to the Lancashire Home Guard (lot)

Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfred Cyril Vernon Brothwood, (1898-1994), born Wrockwardine Wood, Shropshire; educated at Manchester University; served during the Great War in the Machine Gun Corps, 15th Battalion London Regiment, and Royal Engineers; graduated as a Doctor in Medicine, 1924; subsequently served as Medical Adviser, Preston Sub-District, Lancashire Home Guard, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, from 9.7.1943.

38789 Private N. Covell, served with the 14th (Bolton Horwich) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Second Lieutenant John Griffiths, born Walton, Liverpool, 6.11.1903; enlisted in the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry, 15.11.1938; advanced Sergeant; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 17.7.1943, and served as Assistant Adjutant with the 83rd (Liverpool) Battalion, Lancaster Home Guard.

Captain William Cecil Young, born Longsight, Manchester, 1889; promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served as Engineer Officer, East Lancashire Area, Lancashire Home Guard.

Private J.R. Bush served with the 4th (South Lonsdale) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 3.10.1940 - 3.12.1944.

Sergeant H. Collier served with the 5th (Preston City) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 23.6.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Private Edmund James Phillip Francis, served with the 12th (Leyland) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 26.5.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Lieutenant George Woffinden, enlisted in the West Riding Regiment, 12.12.1915, and served during the Great War; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and served with the 58th (Post Office) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Corporal J. Davies, served with the 24th (Wigan County) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard; awarded Proficiency Badge, 25.4.1942.

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