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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 841

(x) Four: Lieutenant H. M. Debley, 54th Surrey (Wimbledon) Battalion, Home Guard, late King's Royal Rifle Corps

British War and Victory Medals (R-23759 Pte. H. M. Debley, K.R. Rif. C.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., crowned bust (6838521 Sjt. H. Debley, K.R.R.C.); Defence Medal 1939-45 (Lieut. H. Debley), the Great War awards polished and worn, the remainder nearly extremely fine (4)

Horace M. Debley served with the 16th Service Battalion (Church Lads Brigade), K.R.R.C., from 11 December 1915. Promoted Sergeant on 13 November 1921 and Colour-Sergeant on 10 February 1936, he was discharged in the late 1930s.

With the outbreak of the Second World War, Horace joined the Wimbledon Home Guard and was commissioned Lieutenant on 5 May 1942. The Wimbledon men were based in the Drill Hall in St. George's Road and were heavily involved as Fire Guards and maintaining communications; sold with corresponding miniature dress medals, mounted as worn, and O.H.M.S. box for the Defence Medal addressed to 'Mr. H. Debley, 59 Ridgway Place, Wimbledon, S.W.19.'


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