Four: Lieutenant D. Christopherson, Indian Army, late Royal Army Medical Corps

1914-15 Star (84 Pte., R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (Lieut., 98-Infy.) extremely fine (4) £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Bill and Angela Strong Medal Collection.

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Dick Christopherson was born on 24 March 1894. He served 13 months as a Private in the 85th Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. and entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 17 January 1915. He was commissioned a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry on 24 October 1915. Later appointed an officer in the I.A.R.O. and served on the N.W. Frontier as a Lieutenant in the 98th Infantry in 1919. With copied m.i.c. and service notes.