WW1 / WW2 Medal Group 2nd City of London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) / Royal Army Service Corps - Christoper William Giggins

A group of five medals as follows:

WW1 BWM - correctly impressed GS - 80501 Pte. C.W. Giggins, 2. Lond.R (no ribbon)
WW1 Allied Victory medal correctly impressed GS - 80501 Pte. C.W. Giggins, 2. Lond.R (no ribbon)
1939-45 Star - unnamed as issued (no ribbon)
War Medal 1939- 1945 - unnamed as issued (no ribbon)
Defence Medal 1939- 1945 - unnamed as issued (no ribbon)

All in NEF condition, BWM dark toned. Together with VM and the lid of their box only but with registered delivery package. The registered delivery packaging addressed to him at 14 Avebury Road, Prittlewell near Southend (-on-sea, Essex). Box lid is squashed and postal envelope torn and tatty but clear enough to see the detail that matters including the issue date of 10th Nov 1921 from the Records Office for E Surrey and R Fusiliers. Two WW2 medal boxes from the RASC and ACC Record Centre: one addressed to Mrs Q.V.M. Giggins at 7 Albion Road, Westcliff -on-Sea , Essex (which suggests he did not apply for his own WW2 medals but his wife did as his next of kin, post war) The box contains a 1939-45 Star and Defence Medal plus a medal slip entitlement for both of these, with their envelopes but no ribbons. The other box is addressed to a C.N. Giggins (sic) at a different address in Westcliff but containing a War Medal 1939-1945 but without its entitlement slip. He does not register as a WW2 casualty but I remember having to nag my own grandfather in the 1970s to apply for his WW2 medals.

These medals are accompanied by five original WW1 photos (removed from an album and in average condition) which identify Chris Giggins, date his service to 1917 (which aligns with his high regimental number) and also denote the that he held the rank of LCpl (acting) and was wounded (single wound stripe to left arm). A copy of his WW1 medal index will be supplied with the group. There is a single photograph dated 1939 showing an older Christopher William Giggins wearing the uniform of a member of the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC).

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