Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Private J. H. Clarkson, Army Cyclist Corps
British War and Victory Medals (20392 Pte. J. H. Clarkson. A. Cyc. Corps); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (20392 Pte. J. H. Clarkson. A. Cyc. Corps) in slightly flattened named card boxes of issue, in outer OHMS transmission envelope addressed to ‘Mr. J. H. Clarkson at 4 Belle Vue Cottages, Heslington Rd., York’, nearly extremely fine

General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine 1945-48 (14107396 Sgmn. P. Clarkson. R. Sigs.) in named card box of issue, in outer OHMS transmission envelope addressed to ‘Mr. P. Clarkson, 38 Willis Street, Heslington Road, York’, nearly extremely fine (4) £280-£340

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Territorial Force War Medal Groups.

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Jarvis Henry Clarkson was born at York in 1893 and served during the Great War with 62nd Divisional Cyclist Company, XVIII Cyclist Corps Battalion, and 1 Corps Cyclist Battalion. He died in 1949.

Peter Clarkson, the son of the above, was born on 21 September 1925 and served in post-War Palestine with the Royal Signals.