Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Six: Lieutenant-Colonel C. M. Black, Royal Tank Corps, later Pioneer Corps

British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut C. M. Black.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, polishing and contact marks to Great War medals, nearly very fine, the remainder good very fine (6)

Charles McClelland Black was born on 10 March 1899, the son of John Black of Wigtown, Scotland. Appointed to a Commission with the Royal Field Artillery, he served as a Second Lieutenant during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 October 1918, before transferring to the Tank Corps in 1920. Married at Bedale, Yorkshire, the ‘Weddings and Engagements’ section of The Tatler on 29 February 1928 notes the groom as Lieutenant with 4th Royal Tank Corps. Advanced Captain 1931, and Brevet Major 1942, Black transferred to the Pioneer Corps in 1943 and Army Reserve in 1947 with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.