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Auction: 18001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 332

(x) Five: Lance-Corporal B. J. Coleman, King's Royal Rifle Corps, who was twice wounded in action and taken P.O.W.

1914-15 Star (9897 Pte. B. J. Coleman, K.R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (9897 Pte. B. J. Coleman, K.R. Rif. C.); Defence Medal 1939-45; Police Long Service, G.VI.R., 2nd issue (Sergeant Benjamin Coleman), together with his Silver War Badge, the reverse numbered 'B276163', very fine and better (6)


Benjamin James Coleman was born in Holborn, London on 15 January 1894 and enlisted in the King's Royal Rifle Corps in November 1910. He arrived in France as a Private in the 4th Battalion in March 1915 and was re-embarked for Salonika in November of the same year. He was subsequently invalided home, suffering from malaria.

Back in France with the 10th Battalion, he received a gunshot wound in his left foot in July 1917 and was admitted to hospital. Having then been posted to the 11th Battalion, he was again wounded and taken prisoner on 5 April 1918. On being repatriated at the war's end, he was admitted to the Fulham Military Hospital - gunshot wound in leg - and was not discharged as an outpatient until February 1919.

Coleman subsequently joined the Railway Police as a Constable in early 1930 and transferred to the British Transport Commission Police in September 1949. He was advanced to Sergeant and awarded his Long Service M3edal in February 1962; sold with copied summary of career.


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