A fantastic WW1 and WW2 set to Percy Robert Harris who served in the 2nd Battalion, Rifle Brigade WW1 and in the Home Guard/London Transport division of the ARP in WW2.
The collection contains
- WW1 War Medal named to him
- WW1 Victory Medal named to him
- his WW1 Kings Rifle Brigade cap badge
- his WW1 dog tags
- WW1 Silver War Badge
- large wooden framed WW1 honourable discharge and wound certificate
- large wooden framed WW1 Buckingham Palace lithograph letter marking his release from German PoW camp
- WW1 army recruitment attestation (damaged)
- WW1 army pension document
- WW2 Defence Medal
- WW2 Home Guard Certificate
- Silver WW2 ARP badge
- WW2 National Service certificate
- London Transport ARP certificate
- 3 London Transport booklets
- Birth and Marriage certificates
- passport
- drivers licence
- copies of reseach materials (medal card, register from PoW camp, Btn War Diary which describes in detail the day of his capture when his unit was engaged in a large battle for a bridgehead at Morchain)
A collection worthy of further research.
Percy Robert Harris (0/526)
Born 1899, enlisted in January 1917 into the 2nd Btn Rifle Brigade, B Company.
Captured on 24th March 1918 at Nestle / Morchain and was held in Parchin prisoner of war camp.
He later served in the Home Guard in WW2 and worked in London Transport as a storekeeper and during which time he also had ARP duties.
