Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Second Lieutenant P. H. Rayner, Labour Corps, late Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (6508 Pte., Derby. Regt.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps (6508 Pte., Notts. & Derby. Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (65-8 L. Sjt., 2/Notts. & Derby. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2 Lieut.); Imperial Service Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue (Percy Harry Rayner) first two with edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine (6) £260-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A fine Collection of Medals to the Sherwood Foresters.

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Lance-Serjeant Percy Harry Rayner, 2nd Battalion Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 11 November 1914. Later a Company Sergeant-Major with the Labour Corps. Commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Labour Corps on 22 May 1918.

With copied roll extracts and m.i.c.