An interesting WWI trio to a member of the Royal Automobile ...

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£1,050

An interesting WWI trio to a member of the Royal Automobile Club Volunteer Force 1914 comprising:1914 star with clasp (Mr.G.D. Pearce-Jones Driver RAC), British War and Victory medals (Major G D Pearce-Jones) VF-EF, with un-named miniatures. The RAC Vol Force was formed in 1914 and comprised civilian owner/drivers who volunteered to take their own vehicles and act as chauffeurs to senior officers in Belgium and France. Gerald Douglas Pearce-Jones was a proficient motorist who took part in Motoring Club hill climb competitions etc and winning various events in his 25hp Vauxhall, (he was also fined £2 for speeding at 27mph up Kingston Hill in January 1914!). His medal index card shows BEF 1914 "Disembarkation 5.8.14 Roll shows 21.8.14". He went on to become Spec. Res Royal Field Artillery 2nd Lieut in November 1915 and reached the rank of acting Captain. He relinquished his rank of Major on 7.5.1919. His card also gives his address as H.Q. Salonika as well as his Surrey home. Born in 1885, he passed away in April 1961.