Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria, to include the Brian Ritchie Collection (Part II)

Family group:

Five: Fireman W. J. Laker, Chiddingfold Fire Brigade, late Queen’s Regiment

British War and Victory Medals (G-10550 Pte. W. Laker, The Queen’s R.); National Fire Brigades Association L.S. Medal (2), 1 clasp, Twenty Years (5835 William J. Laker), silver, in case of issue; another, 1 clasp, Ten Years (9290 William Laker), bronze, in case of issue; Queen’s Regiment Prisoner of War ‘Welcome Home’ Medal, bronze, unnamed; together with two identity disks

National Fire Brigades Union L.S. Medal, 1 slip-on clasp, Five Years, with ‘Ten Years’ brooch bar, edge stamped, ‘3435’, bronze, in case of issue, very fine and better (6)
£50-70

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Fire Brigade Medals.

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Both N.F.B.A. Medals with award slips; the bronze issued in September 1929, the silver in April 1940.

N.F.B.U. Medal ‘3435’ with award slip to ‘Horace Laker’, Chiddingfold Fire Brigade, awarded in June 1909. Horace was the father of William J. Laker.