Orders, Decorations and Medals

A Great War M.M. and Bar group of seven awarded to Private A. Binks, 1/5th Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (240850 Pte., 1/5 L.N. Lanc. R.-T.F.); 1914-15 Star (240850 Pte., L.N. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (240850 Pte., L.N. Lanc. R.); Jubilee 1935, unnamed; Royal Naval Auxiliary Sick Berth Reserve L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, ‘coinage head’, with Second Award Bar (5295 L.S.B.A., R.N.A.S.B.R.); St. John Service Medal (13833 A/Off. A. Binks, Bolton Hqs. Div. No. 4 Dis. S.J.A.B. 1935) mounted court style for wear, slight contact marks, very fine and better (7) £1000-1200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, An outstanding Collection of Awards relating to the Order of St John.

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M.M. London Gazette 28 September 1917.

Bar to M.M. London Gazette 14 January 1918.

Private Albert Binks, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment entered into the France/Flanders theatre of war on 12 February 1915. The recipient came from Bolton.

Not listed as being awarded a clasp to the R.N.A.S.B.R. L.S. & G.C. Medal in The Naval Long Service Medals, by Kenneth Douglas-Morris.