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Auction: 21001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals (conducted behind closed doors)
Lot: 390

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A Great War M.C. group of eight awarded to Captain S. J. Le P. Trench, Staffordshire Yeomanry, a keen volunteer soldier who served in the trenches of the Great War.

Military Cross, G.V.R. contemporarily inscribed 'Capt S. J. Le Poer Trench Staff. Yeo.' to the reverse; 1914-15 Star (Lieut. S. J. Le P. Trench. Staff. Yeo.); British War 1914-20 and Victory 1919, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Capt. S. J. Le P. Trech.) Coronation 1911 (Capt S. J. Le P. Trench); Jubilee 1935 (Capt S. J. Le P. Trench); Coronation 1937 (Capt S. J. Le P. Trench), last three contemporarily inscribed; Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., unnamed as issued, hallmarks for London 1919, top riband bar adapted for mounting, mounted as worn, in somewhat distressed case by Spink & Son, light wear and minor contact marks, very fine (8)

M.C. London Gazette 3 June 1918

Stewart Jack Le Poer Trench was born on 26 September 1879 in Chapel-en-le-Firth, Derbyshire the second son of Colonel Stewart Trench and Lucy Hickman, the sister of Brigadier-General T. E. Hickson, C.B., D.S.O. He joined the 3rd Volunteer Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant on 14 February 1900. On 1 April 1908 he, along with a number of other officers from the 3rd Volunteer Battalion, were transferred to the 6th Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment with the rank of Captain. Despite this promotion he resigned his commission on 21 August 1912 transferring to the Staffordshire Yeomanry with the rank of Lieutenant.

With the outbreak of war Trench was still serving with the Yeomanry, however he did not deploy with them to Egypt; going instead to France on 12 July 1915. While here, he was engaged in staff work and promoted Temporary Captain while serving as Staff Captain from 6 June 1916-10 January 1917 also receiving a 'mention' (London Gazette 15 June 1916), before being seconded to a Service Battalion. In 1918 Trench married Mabel Francis Nesbitt-Bufort. He was awarded the Military Cross for his services, being decorated with it on 16 November 1918.

Trench relinquished his commission with the Staffordshire Yeomanry on 5 July 1921 and died on 13 April 1941 in Bury St. Edmunds at the age of 61. He was buried in St. Andrew's Churchyard, Tostock, Suffolk; sold together with copied research including burial details and London Gazette entries.

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Sold for
£1,500

Starting price
£900