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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 116

Three: Private E.K. Nuttall, Lancashire Home Guard, Late Lancashire Fusiliers
British War and Victory Medals (13-26866 Pte. E.K. Nuttall. Lan. Fus.); Defence Medal, toned, nearly extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal; two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to 'Mr. E.K. Nuttall, 224 Darley Avenue, Chorlton-C-Hardy, Manchester, 21'; and cap badge

One: Major G. McCann, Lancashire Fusiliers
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Major G. McCann, 3 Vestris Drive, Salford 6, Lancs.'; together with the recipient's father's British War and Victory Medals (20616 Pte. W. Mc Cann. A.S.C.), good very fine

One: Captain R.L.S. Schofield, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; Certificate of Discharge; and group photograph

One: Private J. Burns, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with Battalion certificate of membership, and portrait photograph

One: Sergeant J. Gillespie, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency

One: Lieutenant J.H. Sunderland, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Lieutenant J.H. Sunderland, 91, Keighley Road, Colne, Lancs.'

One: Lieutenant J. Riley, Lancashire Home Guard, Late East Lancashire Regiment
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to 'Mr. J. Riley, 384 Rosemark Road'; and the recipient's Certificate of Disembodiment and Ration Book

One: Private C. Stanley, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; Army Council enclosure; and East Lancashire Territorial Army Association letter

One: Private G.L. Goozee, Lancashire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. George Louis Goozee, 3 Armstrong Street, Preston, Lancs.'; and the recipient's named L.D.V. Certificate of Enrolment

One: Lieutenant A.E. Pollitt, Lancashire Home Guard, Late East Lancashire Regiment
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Lieutenant A.E. Pollitt, 60 Owen Street, Accrington, Lancs.'; the recipient's privately-made identity tag, made from a 10 Piastres coin, and St. John Ambulance Association Badge, bronze (368375 Alfred E. Pollitt), with seventeen dated bars, 1934 to 1950

Defence Medal (Lieut B. Brook), impressed 'Boots' style, good very fine

Home Guard Service Certificate (W. Ashcroft), with envelope (lot)

13-26866 Private Ernest Kirkman Nuttall, served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers, before transferring to the Labour Corps, and then Northumberland Fusiliers; subsequently served with the 48th (Manchester Ardwick) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Major G. McCann, promoted Major, 16.10.1942, and served with the 43rd (Salford) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

20616 Private William McCann, the father of Major G. McCann, served during the Great War with the Army Service Corps on the Western Front from 12.11.1915 (entitled to a 1914-15 Star); later transferred to the Labour Corps.

Captain Robert Lancelot Stockton Schofield, promoted Captain, 1.2.1941, and served with the 27th (Rochdale) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Private James Burns served with the 26th (Wigan) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Sergeant J. Gillespie served with the 21st (Bury) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Lieutenant J.H. Sunderland, promoted Lieutenant, 6.11.1942; served with the 58th (Post Office) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Second Lieutenant John Riley, born 1891; enlisted as a Private in the East Lancashire Regiment, 2.9.1915; served during the Great War (wounded); advanced Sergeant; disembodied, 24.2.1919; Commissioned Second Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and subsequently served with the 29th (Burnley) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Private Charles Stanley served with the 64th (Middleton) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, 11.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Private George L. Goozee served with the 91st (Liverpool LMS) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard, from 15.6.1940.

Lieutenant Alfred E. Pollitt, enlisted as a Private in the East Lancashire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 6th Battalion in Mesopotamia and Egypt, and advanced Sergeant; promoted Lieutenant, 1.2.1941, and subsequently served with the 30th (Accrington) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Lieutenant B. Brook, promoted Lieutenant, 6.11.1942; served with the 43rd (Salford) Battalion, Lancashire Home Guard.

Private W. Ashcroft, served with the Lancashire Home Guard, 15.3 - 31.12.1944.

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