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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 750

(x) Four: Colour-Sergeant Master Cook A. J. Dart, Labour Corps, late King's Royal Rifle Corps, Leinster Regiment and East Lancashire Regiment

1914-15 Star (A. 3774 C. Sjt. A. J. Dart, K. R. Rif. C.); British War and Victory Medals (3774 C. Sjt. A. J. Dart, K.R.R.C.); Army L.S. & G.C., E.VII.R. (2125 C. Sjt: A. J. Dart, Leinster: Regt.), very fine (4)

Albert John Dart was born on 27 July 1868 at Edenderry, Portadown, Armagh, Ireland. He first served with the East Lancashire Regiment at the rank of Boy, before transferring to the Leinster Regiment. During the Great War, Albert served as Colour-Sergeant Master Cook with the 9th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, landing at Boulogne-sur-Mer on 21 May 1915. His Battalion saw action in the Second Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Delville Wood and the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in September 1916. Transferring to the Labour Corps, he was appointed Company Quarter-Master Sergeant with the Royal East Kent Regiment at No. 1 Rest Camp, Canterbury. He died at Aldershot in 1933.

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