A VERY SCARCE & UNUSUAL “OLD CONTEMPTIBLE”
1914 Star & Bar (Cavalry)Trio.
To:
580. Cpl E.P. TRANTER. 1/1 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE YEOMANRY
&
ROYAL AIR FORCE,
with
Large Silver Masonic Peace Medal 1919.
[THE MEDALS]
1914 STAR & BAR.
580. Cpl E.P. TRANTER. 1/1 NORTH’N YEO.
PAIR:
269392. F.SGT. E.P. TRANTER. R.A.F.
MASONIC PEACE MEDAL (1919)
unnamed as issued.
[BIOGRAPHY]
Edward Proctor Tranter was born in Northampton on 23rd September 1892 and prior to enlisting into the army on 27th February 1911 at age 19 he is seen living at home at 55 Broad Street, Northampton with his father and mother Walter & Marie, who were both Tailors, his elder sister Mary, and his younger brother & sister Walter 10 & Kathleen 5.
He is shown on the 1911 census as a Grocer’s Assistant and is generally referred to throughout his career as a grocer, and later as a fishmonger.
He served at Home for 3 years and 251 days from 27.2.1911 until 4.11.1914.
[TO FRANCE]
At the start of WW1 he was shipped to France with the B.E.F. on 4th November 1914. He served in France for 158 days until 11.4.1915, when he was shipped back to the U.K. on 12th April 1915 after suffering severe shell shock & concussion after being blown up by a shell at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 12th March 1915. He was married on 17th June 1915.
However, his initial discharge of 26th February 1916 was objected to and he was eventually re-enlisted into the RAF as 269392 Pte2 on 16th July 1918 with a promotion to Flight Sergeant on 1st August 1918 with further service in France from 6th August - 23rd December with a final discharge on 24th April 1919 at Purfleet.
A Highly Unusual Combination of medals & service.
The group unusually comes with full service papers & all details of discharge, full RAF papers & all the interesting medical particulars.
Medals VF+ on original ribbons. An excellent group.
£695
[THE MEDALS]
1914 STAR & BAR.
580. Cpl E.P. TRANTER. 1/1 NORTH’N YEO.
PAIR:
269392. F.SGT. E.P. TRANTER. R.A.F.
MASONIC PEACE MEDAL (1919)
unnamed as issued.
[BIOGRAPHY]
Edward Proctor Tranter was born in Northampton on 23rd September 1892 and prior to enlisting into the army on 27th February 1911 at age 19 he is seen living at home at 55 Broad Street, Northampton with his father and mother Walter & Marie, who were both Tailors, his elder sister Mary, and his younger brother & sister Walter 10 & Kathleen 5.
He is shown on the 1911 census as a Grocer’s Assistant and is generally referred to throughout his career as a grocer, and later as a fishmonger.
He served at Home for 3 years and 251 days from 27.2.1911 until 4.11.1914.
[TO FRANCE]
At the start of WW1 he was shipped to France with the B.E.F. on 4th November 1914. He served in France for 158 days until 11.4.1915, when he was shipped back to the U.K. on 12th April 1915 after suffering severe shell shock & concussion after being blown up by a shell at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle on 12th March 1915. He was married on 17th June 1915.
However, his initial discharge of 26th February 1916 was objected to and he was eventually re-enlisted into the RAF as 269392 Pte2 on 16th July 1918 with a promotion to Flight Sergeant on 1st August 1918 with further service in France from 6th August - 23rd December with a final discharge on 24th April 1919 at Purfleet.
A Highly Unusual Combination of medals & service.
The group unusually comes with full service papers & all details of discharge, full RAF papers & all the interesting medical particulars.
Medals VF+ on original ribbons. An excellent group.
£695