Hammer

£240

WW1 14th Bn London Regiment Essex Regiment Officer Medal Group. Awarded to Lieutenant Stuart Riviere Calkin who served in France with the 14th (London Scottish) Bn London Regiment before being commissioned into the 1/8th (Cyclist) Bn Essex Regiment.
Comprising: 1914/15 Star (3232 PTE S.R. CALKIN 14-LOND. R), British War Medal, Victory Medal (PTE 14 LOND R). Silver War Badge (46088) Pin absent. The medals are mounted as originally worn. Accompanied by miniature medal group mounted as worn Original Ephemera including 1917 Bombing Certificates Photographs. London Scottish badges including: Shoulder titles, Glengarry and sporran badges. etc. Lieutenant Stuart Riviere Calkin enlisted into the London Scottish in 1909 serving 3 years he was discharged in 1912, only to be recalled to the Colours in 1914. He landed in France on the 24th November 1914. He was selected for a commission and returned home being commissioned into the 1/8th Cyclist Bn of the Essex Regiment. He attended the Bomb School at Clapham Common in 1916 and qualified as a Bombing Instructor. In WW2 he once again volunteered and served with the 10th Bn Middlesex Home Guard with the rank of Sergeant.