Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria including the collection to Naval Artificers formed by JH Deacon

India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (T-Maj. A. L. Skinner, 4-6 Raj Rif.), nearly extremely fine £70-90

Major A.L. Skinner served in the Great War, participating in operations in Mesopotamia, 8 November 1916 to 31 October 1918 and then in Persia from 26 March 1919 until 17 June 1921. He was four times mentioned in despatches (London Gazette 12 March1918, 27 August 1918, 5 June 1919 and 9 September 1921).