Six: Warrant Officer Class 2 J. Marshall, Essex Regiment and Army Cyclist Corps

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Wittebergen (1887 C. Sejt., 2 Bn. Essex Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (1887 Clr.-Serjt., Essex Regt.); 1914-15 Star (2813 C.S. Mjr., A. Cyclist Corps); British War and Victory Medals (2813 W.O. Cl. 2, Essex R.); Army L.S.& G.C., E.VII.R. (1887 C. Sjt., Essex Regt.) some edge bruising and contact marks to first two and last, about very fine, others extremely fine (6) £160-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals Formed by The Late A. A. Mount.

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John Marshall was born in Eastbourne, Sussex and enlisted into the Essex Regiment in 1886, aged 18 years 11 months. With the regiment he served in Cyprus, 1890-92, India, 1892-1900 and South Africa, 1900-02. In the latter he was mentioned in Lord Robert’s despatches of 4 September 1901. He was discharged in 1907. Marshall re-enlisted in September 1914 and quickly attained the rank of C.S.M., serving initially with the Essex Regiment and later the Labour Corps. Discharged in 1919, he died in 1945. Sold with 21 sheets of copied service papers.