Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private C. Pearce, Gloucestershire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps

1914 Star (3058 Pte. C. Pearce. 1/Glouc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3058 Pte. C. Pearce. Glouc. R.) light polishing to 1914 Star, overall very fine (3) £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Laban Collection of Great War Awards.

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Charles Pearce attested for the Gloucestershire Regiment and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 November 1914. He later transferred to the Machine Gun Corps and was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 19 February 1919.

Sold with original discharge scroll issued by the Major General commanding 1st Division, named to 142832 Pte. C. Pearce, Machine Gun Corps, dated 15 January 1919, this stained and with splits to folds; all contained in buff military pouch named in ink to ‘Pte. C. Pearce 1st Glosters, no. 3058, Horfield, Bristol’.