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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 129

Four: Captain P. K. Muspratt, Royal Army Medical Corps

1914-15 Star (Lieut. P. K. Muspratt. R.A.M.C.); British War and Victory Medals (Capt. P. K. Muspratt.); Coronation 1937, the first three mounted as worn, overall good very fine (4)

Percy Knowles Muspratt was born at Widnes, Lancashire on 23 May 1876, the son of Dr James and Clara Muspratt. Young Muspratt decided to join the medical profession and as such entered Christ's College, Cambridge, matriculating in 1895 to the Royal College of Physicians in 1903. Progressing to the Royal College of Surgeons in 1906 he was qualified and working as a Doctor by 1908, listed in Nisbet's Medical Directory at Fernlea, West Drayton.

On the outbreak of the Great War Muspratt joined the Royal Army Medical Corps, being commissioned Lieutenant on 9 May 1915 and serving in France from 29 May 1915. He served here for the duration, later being promoted Captain and his medals were sent to 'Fernlea', West Drayton on 30 October 1922.

Muspratt went on to have a varied and distinguished career working at the London Hospital and being made Regional Medical Officer for the Ministry of Health on 4 September 1925 - a role he was still in during the Coronation of King George VI some twelve years later (Medal Roll confirms Regional Medical Officer).

As his career began to wind down Muspratt moved on to the less taxing role of County Medical Officer for Lancashire, and finally the position of a part-time practitioner. He died at his home Moss End, Pikes Hill, Lyndhurst, Hampshire on 14 August 1967; sold together with copied research comprising M.I.C., census and probate data as well as extracts from the Coronation 1937 roll, London Gazette, Nisbet's Medical Dictionary, The Medical Dictionary 1952 and the Christ's College Roll of Honour.

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£170

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