Four: Captain G. D. Pochin, 10th Battalion Manchester Regiment

1914-15 Star (Lieut., Manch. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt.); Defence Medal, unnamed, nearly extremely fine (4) £100-140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to the Manchester Regiment.

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Guy Davenport Pochin was born in Peckham, London, on 12 September 1893, the son of Dr. Frederick Linney Pochin and Annie Louise Pochin. His father was a General Practitioner in Fakenham, Norfolk. Guy Pochin studied engineering at Epsom College, 1908-09 and was in the Junior Division O.T.C. By 1911 the family was living at Werneth, Oldham where his father had a surgery. As a Student of Engineering and a Private in the 10th (T.F.) Battalion Manchester Regiment, he was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the battalion on 1 August 1911 and promoted to Lieutenant in August 1913. The battalion was mobilized on the outbreak of the Great War and he went with them to Egypt and Gallipoli as their Transport Officer. He was appointed Temporary Captain in March 1916. After leaving Gallipoli the battalion returned to Egypt until March 1917 when they were deployed in France. At about this time Pochin was invalided to England suffering from pneumonia. In August 1917 he was promoted to Captain. After examination by the Medical Board he was attached firstly to the Ministry of Munitions , from February 1918, and then the Ministry of Labour, from March 1918. On 28 January 1919 he relinquished his commission on account of ill health, whilst retaining the rank of Captain. He was awarded the Silver War Badge (not with lot). Between the wars he worked as an engineer in the cotton industry. During the Second World War he was commissioned on 1 February 1941 as a Lieutenant in the 66th West Riding (Sheffield) Battalion Home Guard. He died in Poole, Dorset in 1984.

With a quantity of copied research including copied photographs.