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Auction: 6017 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 304

A Scarce Campaign Group of Eight to Colonel C. De Putron, Lancashire Fusiliers, Late Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, Mentioned in Despatches for the Defence of Kimberley, During Which Action he was Assistant Signalling Officer and Brigade Transport Officer Queen´s South Africa 1899-1902, three clasps, Defence of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal, the last a contemporary tailor´s copy clasp, with unofficial rivets (Lieut: C. De Putron, 1st L.N. Lanc: Regt.); King´s South Africa, two clasps (Capt. C. de Putron. Lanc. Fus.); Kimberley Star, reverse engraved ´Lieut. C de Putron. 1st Loyal North Lancashire Regt.´ (Hallmarks for Birmingham 1901), with integral top riband bar, this lacking pin; 1914-15 Star (Capt. C. De Putron. Lan. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. Oakleaves (Col. C. De Putron.); France, Legion of Honour, Knight´s Badge, silver, gold centres and enamel, minor white enamel damage; France, Croix de Guerre 1914-18, avec palmes, light verdigris to campaign medals, therefore very fine or better, all except Star mounted cavalry style as originally worn, with (7) associated miniature awards (8) Estimate £ 600-800Colonel Cyril De Putron, born 1874; commissioned Second Lieutenant (from Militia), 1st Battalion Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 1895; Lieutenant 1897; Assistant Signalling Officer and Brigade Transport Officer during the Defence of Kimberley (Mentioned in Despatches 8.5.1900) Captain 2nd Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers 15.6.1901; Instructor, School of Musketry (Hythe), 1.4.1909-31.3.1913; attached General Staff (graded Brigade-Major), Northern Command, 1.12.1913-16.3.1915; served during the Great War in Gallipoli, March 1915-October 1915; Major 1.9.1915; the Balkans theatre of operations, October 1915-April 1916 and November 1916-June 1917; Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel attached 2/15th Battalion London Regiment, 2.5.1916-10.10.1917; on the Western Front May 1916-November 1916; with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, June 1917-May 1918 (M.I.D. London Gazette 5.11.1915 and 4.1.1917; Legion of Honour, 5th Class and Croix de Guerre); Commandant, School of Musketry Southern Command, 19.8.1918-11.3.1919; Lieutenant-Colonel 22.3.1920; Colonel 22.3.1924; Officer in Command Record and Pay Office Royal Tank Corps 12.3.1927.

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