Three: Private A. J. Costin, 7th Battalion, London Regiment, late King’s Royal Rifle Corps, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 12 July 1918

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Transvaal, Laing’s Nek, Cape Colony, South Africa 1901, third and fourth clasps both loose on riband (3744 Cpl. A. J. Costin, Vol: Co: K.R.R.C.) housed in a leather case; British War and Victory Medals (7298 Pte. A. J. Costin. 7-Lond. R.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Arthur John Costin) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine (4) £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Great War Casualties.

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Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family.

Arthur Costin was born in Shoreditch, London, in 1877 and served with the Volunteer Company, King’s Royal Rifle Corps in South Africa during the Boer War, and later with No. 1 Special Service Company (with which unit he qualified for the Cape Colony clasp). He attested for the 7th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment at Finsbury, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 December 1916. He was killed in action on 12 July 1918, and is buried in Contay British Cemetery, France.

Sold with two post card photographs of the recipient; Imperial War Graves Commission photograph of the recipient’s grave; and copied research.