Orders, Decorations and Medals

ARMY LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT, V.R., large letter reverse (Serjt. T. Mann, 57th Regt.) engraved naming weak in places, considerable contact wear, therefore poor

Sold with original Newspaper cuttings from the Norwich Mercury dated 9 May 1908, and 7 August 1909. The first contains an interview with Thomas Mann, 'The Oldest Soldier in Great Britain' and provides a lengthy account of his military service during which he earned the Crimean medals for Balaklava, Inkermann and Sebastopol. In addition to the long service medal he later received the Meritorious Service Medal. The second cutting shows a photograph of his funeral which took place at Norwich, and both cuttings have a portrait of Thomas Mann.