Group of nine medals awarded to Private and later Warrant Of...

Estimate

£250 - £300

Group of nine medals awarded to Private and later Warrant Officer Class 2 Leonard Wilfred Knight who served in the Royal Marine Light Infantry during the First World War, fighting at Passchendaele in 1917 and being wounded in action at the battle of Albert in 1918, and in the Royal Engineers during the Second World War.
Between the wars he served in the Territorial Army and received both the Territorial Efficiency medal and the later Efficiency Medal (Territorial) for his service. He was
Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service in Italy in 1945 – London Gazette dated 19/07/1945 (p3726). The WW2 medals are all named in the ‘Boots’ style –
Boots the Chemist provided a medal naming service in the late 1940s/early 1950s whereby these WW2 stars and medals, which were issued un-named, could be
named to their recipients at a fixed price of 1/6d (17½p) per medal. Good value even in those days! With copies of RMLI record of service, extract from London Gazette confirming MiD and biographical note. Mounted court style for wear. Very Fine (VF).