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Auction: 26003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 140

Five: Warrant Officer Class II A. Nutley, Royal Sussex Regiment, who received a 'mention' for his Great War service

India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4232. Corpl. A. Nutley 2d. Bn. Ryl. Suss. Regt.); 1914-15 Star (254 C. S. Mjr. A. Nutley. R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (254 W.O.Cl.II. A. Nutley. R. Suss. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R. (4232 C. Sjt: A. Nutley. R. Sussex Regt.), first and last very fine, Trio better (5)

M.I.D. London Gazette 1 January 1916.

Alfred Edgar Nutley was born at St Catherine's, Marlborough, Wiltshire and was a labourer before he attested at Winchester into the Royal Sussex Regiment on 13 January 1893. Having served in India from February 1894-December 1902, Nutley carried out various classes of Instruction and was noted as 'Distinguished' at the School of Musketry at Hythe, and later carried out time at the Mounted Infantry and Small Arms Factory at Enfield. He was awarded his L.S. & G.C. in 1911 (A.O.280) and was discharged on 7 February 1914 as Time Expired. He re-attested into the General Service Corps at Chichester on 2 September 1914 and posted to the Royal Sussex Regiment the same day. Made Colour-Sergeant on 4 September 1914 in the 7th Battalion and promoted to Warrant Officer Class II on 29 January 1915. Serving in France from 31 May 1915, Nutley was accidently wounded on 7 August 1915. He transferred to the Labour Corps on 15 July 1918 and was attached to the Prisoner of War Company. Nutley was transferred to the Army Reserve on 6 March 1919. He was still living in Dorking, Surrey in 1955.

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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£240