Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Lance Corporal C. R. Benner, Military Mounted Police, late 1st Dragoon Guards and Metropolitan Police

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4301 Pte C. R. Benner. 1st Dgn: Gds:) unofficial rivets between State and Date clasps, suspension slack; 1914-15 Star (P. 1006 L-Cpl. C. R. Benner, M.M.P.); British War and Victory Medals (P-1006 L. Cpl. C. R. Benner. M.M.P.); Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C. C. [sic] Benner.) mounted for display, generally good very fine (5) £140-£180

C. R. Benner served during the Great War with the Military Mounted Police in the French theatre of war from 20 September 1915. He was discharged, 30 March 1918 (entitled to Silver War Badge).