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

Five: Colour-Sergeant J. A. Wharton, Yorkshire Regiment, late Cheshire Regiment and East Coast Volunteer Rifles (India)

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (5628 Cpl., Cheshire Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5628 Corpl., Cheshire Regt.); British War Medal (5628 C. Sjt., Ches. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (C.S. Instr., E.C. Vol. Rifles); Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R. (17202 C. Sjt., 1/York. R.) the first pair with contact marks, good fine, otherwise very fine and better (5) £180-220

M.S.M. London Gazette 20 October 1920 ‘for valuable services in India in connection with the war.’