A FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WAR OBE GROUP OF EIGHT TO THE 2ND C...

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A FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WAR OBE GROUP OF EIGHT TO THE 2ND COUNTY OF LONDON YEOMANRY. A group of eight comprising OBE on second type military ribbon, 1914-15 Star named to 1319 Sjt A B Pasmore 2nd Co Of Lond Y. War Medal and Victory Medals named to Lieut A.B. Pasmore, Second World War Defence and War Medals privately named to Lt Col A.B. Pasmore Q.R.R. 1935 Jubilee Medal privately named to Lt. Col (BT/COL) A.B. Pasmore R.A. (T.A.) and a George V Territorial Decoration named to Major A.B. Pasmore R.A. T.A. 2.8.30. Mounted court style as worn with accompanying miniatures and OBE Royal Mint case of issue.
Archibald Besley Pasmore, having been a Cadet at Dulwich College, attested for four years service in the Territorial Forces in February 1910, at this time he was 21 years old, working as an articled clerk for his Father's firm of Solicitors Hicklin, Washington and Pasmore. He initially served with the 2nd County of London Yeomanry with number 1319. During the First World War he embarked from Southampton traveling to Egypt from the 11th of September 1914 until the 13th August 1915, being admitted to Citadel Hospital in Cairo with Dysentery in September of 1915. He is recorded with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force until 11th February 1916, and home aboard 'Arcadian' for ten days from the 12th February 1916. Once commissioned he served with the Royal Field Artillery. His Medal Index Card gives an address of Larkbears, 15 Hillbury Road, Tooting Common SW17. Later he served with a Regular Army Emergency Commission with the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment with seniority from the 1st November 1941, Lieutenant Colonel (Class 2) from 29th July 1945.
Archibald was born in 1899, the third son of Leonard and Emily Pasmore of 15 Hillbury Road, Upper Tooting, a twelve room house with two servants. His sisters nursing medals to Majorie Besley, Dorothy Besley and Joan Besley Pasmore are included in this auction as lot 620. He died on the 26th January 1966 at the General Hospital in Yeovil. A further member of the family's medals are included at lot 617. *CR As worn.