Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, G.V.R. (288 Sergt. J. R. Gleadell. F.I.D.F.) engraved naming, good very fine, rare £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Collection of David Lloyd.

View
Collection

James Reginald Gleadell was awarded his Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal in 1930 (Falkland Islands Gazette 1 June 1930). A member of the Falkland Islands Rifle Team, he was part of the team that won the Junior Kolapore Challenge Cup at Bisley in both 1930 and 1934.

In The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal, by J. M. A. Tamplin, only 23 such awards to the F.I.D.F. are listed.

Sold with a photographic image of the recipient as part of the Falkland Islands Rifle Team in 1930.