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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 121

Four: Major L.J. Murray, City of London Home Guard, Late Middlesex Regiment
1914-15 Star (S-6467. Cpl.-A.Sjt.- L.J. Murray, Middx. R.); British War and Victory Medals (S-6467 Sjt. L.J. Murray. Midd'x R.); Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's Certificate of Transfer to the Reserve and Discharge Certificate; Certificate of Employment during the War; and Third Class Certificate of Education

Four: Private S.H. Burge, City of London Home Guard, Late Devonshire Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (290752 Pte. S.H. Burge Devon. R.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Sidney Herbert Burge), extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal and two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to 'Mr. S.H. Burge, 2 Caxton Street, Barnsley, Yorks.'

Four: Private E.J. Northam, City of London Home Guard, Late Middlesex Regiment
British War and Victory Medals (22263 Pte. E.J. Northam. Midd'x R.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R. (Ernest John Northam), in card box of issue, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue for the Defence Medal, addressed to 'Mr. E.J. Northam, 49 Glenthorpe Rd, Morden, Surrey'; with the recipient's Toogood and Sons, Southampton Award for Excellence Medal, bronze, named to 'E.J. Northam'; and the following related documents:
- The recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate
- Imperial Service Medal Certificate
- General Post Office Certificate on the occasion of the recipient's retirement, dated 1948

Four: Private R. Easton, City of London Home Guard, Late Rifle Brigade
British War and Victory Medals (S-14787 Pte. R. Easton. Rif. Brig.); Defence Medal; Imperial Service Medal, E.II.R. (Robert Easton), in Royal Mint case of issue, extremely fine, with Army Council enclosure for the Defence Medal and two named card boxes of issue, the one for the Defence Medal addressed to 'Mr. R. Easton, 268 Slosyth Rd, Clacton on Sea, Essex'; and GPO letter regarding the award of the Imperial Service Medal

One: Private W.H. Organ, City of London Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. W.H. Organ, 9 Medcroft Gardens, East Sheen, London, S.W.14'; and stand-down letter

One: Private E.H. Flynn, City of London Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; two United States Air Forces in Europe Certificates of Service; and group photograph; together with various other documents relating to the City of London Home Guard (lot)

Major Lionel James Murray, born May 1893; enlisted in the Middlesex Regiment, 22.3.1911; promoted Corporal, 1912; Sergeant, October 1914; served during the Great War on the Western Front from December 1914; wounded at Ypres, 24.5.1915; demobilized with the rank of Sergeant, 23.2.1919; promoted Major, 1.7.1941, and subsequently served with the 8th (Hackney) Battalion, City of London Home Guard.

I.S.M. London Gazette 25.4.1958 Burge, Sidney Herbert, Overseer, General Post Office

Private Sidney Herbert Burge served with the 22nd (5th G.P.O.) Battalion, City of London Home Guard.

I.S.M. London Gazette 30.4.1948 Northam, Ernest John, Sorter, London Postal Region

22263 Private Ernest John Northam, born March 1888; joined the Post Office, 23.1.1903; served during the Great War with the Middlesex Regiment, 7.6.1916 - 12.12.1919, and during the Second War with the City of London Home Guard; retired from the Post Office, 25.3.1948, after 45 years' service.

I.S.M. London Gazette 22.9.1961 Easton, Robert, Postman, Clacton-on-Sea

S-14787 Private Robert Easton, enlisted in the Rifle Brigade, 19.11.1915; served during the Great War with 20th Infantry Base Depot at Etaples from 25.5.1916; subsequently served with the 29th (8th G.P.O.) Battalion, City of London Home Guard.

Private Edward Howard Flynn served with the City of London Home Guard, 11.10.1941 - 31.12.1944; subsequently served with the United States Air Forces in Europe, 1.12.1959 - 1.12.1969.

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