Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family Group:

Three: Private J. C. Gill, Royal Lancaster Regiment
1914-15 Star (240511 Pte. J. C. Gill. R. Lanc. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2114 Pte. J. C. Gill. R. Lanc. R.) some verdigris, otherwise very fine

Five: Sergeant E. Gill, Royal Engineers, late Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army Emergency Reserve Efficiency Medal, E.II.R., with Second Award Bar (22532496 Sgt. E. Gill. R.E.) very fine (8) £200-£240

James C. Gill attested into the Royal Lancaster Regiment for service during the Great War and served on the Western Front from 14 December 1915. Sold together with cardboard dog tags, named to the recipient.

Eric Gill, a postman from Lancaster, was born on 17 December 1917. He served during the Second World War from 8 February 1940 to 19 May 1946 with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He attested into the Territorial Army on 18 January 1951 and later served with the Army Emergency Reserve. Sold together with his copy of attestation into the Territorial Army, certificate for the award of his Imperial Service Medal (not present with this group), photographs of the recipient being presented with his I.S.M., and a copy of his Warrant certificate appointing him as a Warrant Officer, dated 7 April 1970.