Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Four: Major L. J. Dilliway, T.D., Essex Regiment and Machine Gun Corps

1914-15 Star (1113 Sjt. L. J. Dilliway. Essex R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. L. J. Dilliway.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., complete with brooch bar in its case of issue, the first three mounted as worn, very fine (4) £160-£200

Leonard James Dilliway was born at Chelmsford, Essex, in 1887. He enlisted into the 4th Battalion, Essex Regiment (Territorial) on 1 January 1909, and served in Gallipoli, and later Egypt, from 12 August 1915. He was commissioned into the Machine Gun Corps on 25 October 1916, and was taken prisoner of war with 21 Bn. M.G.C. on 22 March 1918. Held at Karlsruhe, Germany, he was repatriated on 18 December 1918, and afterwards served in North Russia with Syrenforce. According to his Medal Index Card he made an application for ‘Russian Decorations’ on 19 October 1928. He rejoined the 4th Essex Regiment as a Captain in February 1930, retired from the Territorial Army in 1936 with the rank of Major, and served from late 1939 as 2nd Lieutenant with a National Defence Company and subsequently 70th Bn. Essex Regiment, May 1940; Lieutenant, 7th Essex Regiment, June 1940; T/Capt. 10 September 1940; Lieut. 15 February 1941; 1st Reinforcement Camp as Wing Adjutant, May 1941; 30th Essex Regiment, March 1942; Released August 1945.