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Auction: 15002 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals and Militaria
Lot: 151

Four: Private H.E. Emery, Warwickshire Home Guard, Late Army Service Corps
1914-15 Star (M2-079073. Pte. H.E. Emery, A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M2-079073 Pte. H.E. Emery. A.S.C.); Defence Medal, light contact marks, very fine, with a portrait photograph of the recipient and approximately 42 further group and action photographs

One: Sergeant J. Griffin, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, with King's Commendation for Brave Conduct plastic emblem, very fine, with the recipient's K.C.B.C. Certificate

One: Lance Corporal A. McBain, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; Home Guard booklet; and Standing Down Parade letter and Dinner Invitation

One: Private V. Palmer, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; and several photographs

One: Private H.R. Palmer, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate and Army Council enclosure

One: Private G. Gilbert, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue addressed to 'Mr. G. Gilbert, 142 Church Street, Birmingham 19'; Warwickshire Territorial Army Association letter; and group photographic image

One: Second Lieutenant R.E. Mills, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate; Home Guards Pass; group photograph; and Standing Down Parade letter and Dinner Invitation

One: Lieutenant V.G. Beaumont, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named Home Guard Service Certificate

One: Sergeant L. Cooper, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with the recipient's named Commander-in-Chief Certificate of Appreciation, dated 1.1.1945, and other documents

One: Staff Instructor F.E. Morton, Warwickshire Home Guard, Late Royal Navy
Defence Medal, extremely fine, with the recipient's Whitehead Challenge Prize Medal, silver, edge engraved 'Won By P.O.1 F.E. Morton, Pembroke, 1910.'

One: Sergeant C.H. Holtham, Warwickshire Home Guard, Late Coldstream Guards, Royal Air Force and Royal Flying Corps
Defence Medal, nearly extremely fine, with the recipient's Home Guard Certificate of Proficiency; Regular Army Certificate of Service; Second Class Certificate of Education; Soldiers' Pay Book; 4 Coldstream Guards Certificates; and a group photograph

One: Private T. Lewis, Warwickshire Home Guard
Defence Medal, good very fine, with Army Council enclosure and named card box of issue, addressed to 'Mr. T. Lewis, 4 Old Station Square, Rugby'

Defence Medal (W.O. A. Hobbs Wark H.G.), contemporarily engraved in small sans-serif capitals, good very fine, with cloth insignia; together with various other documents relating to the Warwickshire Home Guard (lot)

M2-079073 Private Harry E. Emery, enlisted in the Army Service Corps and served during the Great War on the Western Front from 18.7.1915; subsequently served with the 11th (Coventry) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

K.C.B.C. London Gazette 18.2.1944 Serjt. Jack Griffin, Home Guard
The Recommendation states: 'On the 13th June 1942 Corporal Griffin was on duty as leading gunner/observer at the Lockheed Works, Leamington, He displayed marked bravery and devotion to duty in maintaining fire on a Dornier 217 which attacked his post with cannon and machine gun fire. Again on the 16th July 1942, when another attack developed his quick action in recognising the hostile aircraft and warning the workers when he recognised the attacking machine undoubtedly saved many lives.'

Sergeant Jack 'The G' Griffin, served with the 1st (Warwick) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, and awarded the King's Commendation for Brave Conduct for anti-aircraft action over Warwick.

One of only 5 King's Commendations awarded to the Home Guard for 'Action against the enemy' during the Second World War.

Lance Corporal A. McBain served with the 15th (Coventry) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Private Victor Palmer served with the 23rd (Birmingham Erdington) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, 3.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Private Harold Ralph Palmer served with the 23rd (Birmingham Erdington) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, 31.8.1942 - 31.12.1944.

Private G. Gilbert served with the 44th (Birmingham Handsworth) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Second Lieutenant R.E. Mills, served with the 46th (Birmingham Witton) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, June 1940 - 31.12.1944.

Lieutenant Victor Gordon Beaumont, promoted Lieutenant, 6.1.1943; served with the 50th (Birmingham Perry Barr) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard, 16.7.1940 - 31.12.1944.

Sergeant L. Cooper served with the 5th (Solihull) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Staff Instructor Francis Edward Morton, born Hackney, London, April 1883; enlisted in the Royal Navy, April 1899; promoted Able-Seaman, 26.11.1902; advanced Chief Petty Officer, 1.6.1918; discharged, 31.3.1926; subsequently served as HQ Staff Instruction, Birmingham, Warwickshire Home Guard. A keen and proficient shot, Morton won many shooting prizes, including the National Rifle Association Gold Cross at Bisley, 1919.

2648564 Sergeant Charles Henry Holtham, served during the Great War as a fitter with the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force from 28.1.1918; discharged, 29.4.1919; enlisted in the Coldstream Guards, 15.9.1919, and employed as a Machine-Gunner; discharged, 14.9.1931, after 12 years' service; subsequently served with the 6th (Sutton) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

Private T. Lewis served with the 2nd (Rugby) Battalion, Warwickshire Home Guard.

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