Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Captain O. H. Cheffins, Royal Engineers, late 19th (2nd Tyneside Pioneer) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who served with the Military Mission to South Russia

British War and Victory Medals (Capt. O. H. Cheffins.) mounted for wear, generally good very fine (2) £60-£80

Oliver Henry Cheffins was born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, in May 1876. A Civil Engineer prior to the War, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 19th (2nd Tyneside Pioneer) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers in May 1915. Cheffins advanced to Lieutenant in September 1916, and transferred as Captain to the Royal Engineers in January 1920 (having also served with the Railways Advisory Section during the Great War). He served with the Military Mission in South Russia prior to relinquishing his commission in March 1921. Cheffins was employed as a Civil Engineer in Africa, and returned to reside at 91 Aversham Avenue, Southgate. He was at the latter address during the Second World War, and served as an ARP Warden. Cheffins died aged 93 in Wallingford, Berkshire, in 1969.

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