Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Sergeant C. Burton, Durham Light Infantry, later King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and Royal Field Artillery

British War and Victory Medals (25803 Pte. C. Burton. Durh. L.I.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (4682085 Pte. C. Burton. K.O.Y.L.I.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (4682085 Sjt. C. Burton. R.A.); together with the recipient’s two card identity discs, both impressed ‘Gnr Burton C, CE. RFA. 4682085’, minor edge bruising, polished and worn, the GSM fine, the rest nearly very fine and better (6) £100-£140

Christopher Burton attested for the Durham Light infantry and served with both the 14th and 1/8th Battalions during the Great War. Transferring to the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he saw further service with the 1st Battalion post-War in Iraq and Mesopotamia, before transferring again to the Royal Field Artillery, and in 1924 is recorded as serving with the 22nd Brigade at Jhansi, India.

Sold with Army Council enclosure for the Second War awards; and copied medal index card and medal roll extract.