Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Second War B.E.M. awarded to Mr. C. F. Page, Head Warden, Civil Defence Wardens Service, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk

British Empire Medal, (Civil) G.VI.R., 1st issue (Charles Frank Page) extremely fine £180-220

B.E.M. London Gazette 1 January 1942.

Charles Frank Page was born in Norwich on 15 December 1889 and was educated at St. John’s Training College, Battersea, London. He served during the Great War with the Royal Garrison Artillery from April 1916. A Schoolmaster in civilian life, he was an Assistant Master at various schools in Norwich prior to his Military Service in the Great War, and was then Head Master of Downham Council School, Norfolk, from 1919-23, and of the Council School, Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, from 1923. He served during the Second World War as Head Warden, Civil Defence Wardens Service at Caister-on-Sea, which being in close proximity to Great Yarmouth was bombed during the War- Great Yarmouth itself was bombed more than any other coastal town in the country, and 217 townspeople were killed in air raids between 1940 and 1944. For his services during the War page was awarded the British Empire Medal. He died in Great Yarmouth in 1977.