An M.V.O. group of six awarded to Captain L. Stainton, Chapter Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor, late Royal Army Service Corps

The Royal Victorian Order, M.V.O., 4th class, silver-gilt and enamels, the reverse officially numbered ‘1450’; British War and Victory Medals, with small M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt.); Coronation 1911 (St George’s Chapel Windsor Castle); Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937, good very fine (6) £300-350

M.V.O. 5th Class London Gazette 1 January 1931: Chapter Clerk, St George’s Chapel, Windsor, on the occasion of the re-opening of the Chapel after restoration.

M.V.O. 4th Class London Gazette 1 January 1945: Chapter Clerk, St George’s Chapel, Windsor.

M.I.D. London Gazette 8 July 1919: T/Lieut. (A/Capt.) attd. 61st (S. Mid.) Div. Tring. R.A.S.C. (T.F.).

Lewis Stainton was born in 1886, and was educated at York Minster Choir School and Archbishop Holgate’s, York. He served in the Royal Army Service Corps during the Great War as Captain and Adjutant (despatches). Prior to the war he worked in the Civil Service (Excise), 1904-08, at St George’s Chapel from 1908, and as Chapter Clerk to the Dean and Canons of Windsor from 1921. The following notice appeared in the Annual Report of the Society of Friends of St George’s & Descendants of the Knight’s of the Garter, December 1949: “Recently a third loss has been incurred in the death of Mr L. Stainton, M.V.O., Clerk of the Chapter, who died suddenly during the night of 22nd February. He had been with St George’s for over forty years. He was a foundation member of the Society of Friends, and in its early years took a big share of the stewarding on Sunday afternoons. Inevitably there is frequent cooperation between the Society and the Chapter. Mr Stainton was always ready to further it. His friendly courtesy, his extensive knowledge and sound judgement will be greatly missed.” Sold with a copy group photograph, including Stainton, outside St George’s Chapel.