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Three: Private G. McDonald, Devonshire Regiment and Devon Special Constabulary British...
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Three: Private G. McDonald, Devonshire Regiment and Devon Special Constabulary British War Medal 1914-20 (2635 Pte. G. Mc Donald. Devon. R.); Defence Medal, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. G. McDonald, 2, Cumberland Villas, Sidmouth, Devonshire’; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, 2 clasps, Long Service 1940, Long Service 1960 (George Mc. Donald) mounted for wear, extremely fine (3) £60-£80 --- George McDonald was born in Sidmouth in 1893. A law clerk by occupation he enlisted into the 4th (Territorial) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment on 3 September 1914. Embodied, he served in India prior to be transferred to the 378 Home Service Company of the Labour Corps. Demobilised on 29 March 1919 he returned to Sidmouth were he was appointed as a Special Constable on 6 April 1920. He was employed as a clerk with the Sidmouth local brewery and was later advancing to managing director of the company. During the Second World War he was Area Officer Devon Special Constabulary. He died in Sidmouth on 15 May 1968, aged 74. Sold with the recipient’s original Certificate of Disembodiment on Demobilisation; original Appointment as Special Constable, dated 6 April 1920; enclosure slip for Defence Medal; and copied research.
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Three: Private G. McDonald, Devonshire Regiment and Devon Special Constabulary British War Medal 1914-20 (2635 Pte. G. Mc Donald. Devon. R.); Defence Medal, with named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr. G. McDonald, 2, Cumberland Villas, Sidmouth, Devonshire’; Special Constabulary Long Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue, 2 clasps, Long Service 1940, Long Service 1960 (George Mc. Donald) mounted for wear, extremely fine (3) £60-£80 --- George McDonald was born in Sidmouth in 1893. A law clerk by occupation he enlisted into the 4th (Territorial) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment on 3 September 1914. Embodied, he served in India prior to be transferred to the 378 Home Service Company of the Labour Corps. Demobilised on 29 March 1919 he returned to Sidmouth were he was appointed as a Special Constable on 6 April 1920. He was employed as a clerk with the Sidmouth local brewery and was later advancing to managing director of the company. During the Second World War he was Area Officer Devon Special Constabulary. He died in Sidmouth on 15 May 1968, aged 74. Sold with the recipient’s original Certificate of Disembodiment on Demobilisation; original Appointment as Special Constable, dated 6 April 1920; enclosure slip for Defence Medal; and copied research.
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