Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Driver C. S. Baker, Royal Engineers, who died on active service just three days before the Armistice in November 1918

British War and Victory Medals (532598 Dvr. C. S. Baker. R.E.); Memorial Plaque (Cecil Stephen Baker) extremely fine (3) £70-£90

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward De Santis.

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Cecil Stephen Baker was born in New Cross, Kent and enlisted in the Royal Engineers at Brighton, Sussex. Assigned to the 478th (South Midland) Field Company, R.E., in 48th Division, he would have witnessed extensive action in the period leading up to his death on 8 November 1918, including operations at Albert, Bazentin and Pozieres in July 1916 and on the Ancre in November 1916. His company was subsequently transferred to the 61st Division and fought at Langemarck in August 1917 and Cambrai in November 1917, followed by extensive deployment at the time of the German Spring Offensive in March-April 1918, including at St. Quentin, Rosieres, Estaires, Hazebrouck and Bethune. Later still, Baker and his comrades were present in operations at Selle and Valenciennes. He is buried in St. Sever Cemetery, France.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient.