Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Second Lieutenant C. W. Bull, Royal West Surrey Regiment, late Lance Corporal, 5th Dragoon Guards and Police Constable, Metropolitan Police

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4690 Pte C. W. Bull. 5th Dragoon Gds:) unofficial rivets between state and date clasps; 1914-15 Star (G8-5295 L. Cpl. C. W. Bull, 5-D. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. C. W. Bull.) initials officially corrected on BWM; Coronation 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C., C. W. Bull.) mounted for display, generally very fine (5) £200-£240

Charles William Bull was born in Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey in July 1883, and was educated at Norbiton National School. His father was employed as an Aeroplane Assembler by Messrs. Sopwith. Bull attested for the 5th Dragoon Guards in August 1900, and served with the regiment in South Africa, being discharged in August 1908. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a Police Constable in the Mounted Section in February 1909. Bull rejoined the Army at Poplar, London in October 1914. He served during the Great War with the 5th Dragoon Guards in the French theatre of war from 18 May 1915. Bull was commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the Royal West Surrey Regiment in July 1917. He returned to the Metropolitan Police after the war, and was serving with ‘H’ Division (Whitechapel) when he was discharged in February 1935 - having completed 26 years service with the force.

Sold with copied service papers.