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Auction: 23001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 149

Pair: Captain L. G. Locket, Royal West Kent Regiment

British War Medal 1914-20 (Capt. L. G. Locket.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. L. G. Locket. R. W. Kent R.), both mounted as worn and housed in a fitted Birch & Gaydon, London leather case, nearly extremely fine (2)

Lionel Gardner Locket, a native of Edenbridge, Kent, was born on 9 April 1892 and was educated at Clifton College and was a clerk by trade. His family were also involved in coal and in 1922 Gardner, Locket & Hinton Limited merged with Charrington's to form Charrington, Gardener, Locket & Co. Limited. He served as a Lance-Corporal in the 4th (Territorial) Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in June 1911, serving in India with the unit from October 1914 and was promoted Captain in June 1916 (British War Medal only). Initially shipped to Bombay, they went up-country to Jubbulpur and were at Baragha Camp, participating in intense training but also enjoying a fair amount of sports.

Returned home, he lived at Hookwood House, Limpsfield, Oxted and became a Director of the family firm. Listed as an Air Raid Warden in 1939, he was on the Council of the British Coal Utilisation Research Association in 1956 and died at Torquay, Devon in December 1977; sold together with copied research, including extracts from The Queen's Own Gazette which feature the recipient.

For the Medal of his brother, please see Lot 54.

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Sold for
£500

Starting price
£210