A regimentally unique group of 9 to a FEPOW and 'Death Railway' veteran: Captain (QM) Henry William Cobb, M.B.E., Cheshire Regiment & CSM Instructor attached 1st (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Battalion Straits Settlement Volunteer Corps

- Order of the British Empire (Mily) Member (M.B.E.). 2nd type
- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp
- The Pacific Star. No clasp
- Defence Medal
- War Medal- Defence Medal
- GSM 1918-62. EIIR issue with clasp 'Canal Zone' (4123291 WO 1 W H Cobb Cheshire R)
- Coronation Medal 1953
- Mily LS&GC. EIIR 'Regular Army' (4123291 W.O. Cl. 1. W. H. Cobb. Cheshire.)
- Nigeria: Independence Medal 1960. 1st issue

The medals - less the GSM which is loose - are all professionally court-mounted by 'Spink & Son Ltd' and as-worn by the recipient. The reverse of the mounting pad retaining its original long stout hinged pin and clasp fittings

Sold together with an archive of original ephemera including but not restricted to:

- Regular Army Certificate of Service: Shows service 1931-1953 prior to being commissioned in 1953
- Commission Warrant dated 4 December 1953 appointing recipient as Lieutenant (Quartermaster)
- Named award certificate for Coronation Medal 1953 from Buckingham Palace (awarded as RSM)
- Central Chancery letter pertaining to the recipients investiture at Buckingham Palace, dated 10/12/1960
- Coloured portrait in mess dress wearing miniatures as Captain (QM) W. H. Cobb, M.B.E., Cheshire Regiment
- Regimental 'named' group photo Meeanee Day parade in 'Canal Zone' (Regimental Sergeant Major)
- Large group photograph of Nigerian Army unit, with recipient in centre (Para Wings on arm)

A Unique to Regiment Medal and Clasp Combination: Two NCO instructors of the Cheshire Regiment, were posted to Singapore Colony in 1940, as instructors to the Straits Settlements Volunteer Force - the other instructor, No. 3708587 Peter Neild was RSM to 4/SSVF, did not serve post-war in Canal-Zone or Nigeria). William Cobb was attached as instructor to 1st (Singapore Volunteer Corps) Battalion Straits Settlements Volunteer Force. 1942-1945, and only William Cobb - who survived the 'Death Railway' in Thailand - earned this unique combination of medals to the Cheshire Regiment

Medals Verification: Medal rolls for the Nigeria Independence Medal and GSM 'Canal Zone' are not currently in the public domain, but qualifying service for both medals are entered in the recipients Regular Army Certificate of Service. All other medals verified as entitled and issued per below following referenced sources:

- Order of the British Empire (MBE): London Gazette 01/01/60 (Captain Quartermaster Cheshire Regt)
- The 1939-1945 Star. No clasp: Listed in Regular Army Certificate of Service
- The Pacific Star. No clasp: Listed in Regular Army Certificate of Service
- Defence Medal: Listed in Regular Army Certificate of Service
- War Medal: Listed in Regular Army Certificate of Service
- Defence Medal: Listed in Regular Army Certificate of Service
- GSM 1918-62. EIIR 'Canal Zone': Regular Army Certificate of Service shows served Canal Zone
- Coronation Medal 1953: The official named award certificate is sold with the medals
- Mily LS&GC. EIIR 'Regular Army': Listed in Regular Army Certificate of Service
- Nigeria: Independence Medal 1960. 1st issue: Sold with photo as Officer attached in Nigerian archive

The recipients Certificate of Service records all of his locations / deployments with the Cheshire Regiment prior to being commissioned on 8 October 1953, as under:

- Home: 13/01/34 - 07/01/36
- Egypt: 08/01/36 - 07/03/36
- India: 08/03/36 - 26/11/38
- Sudan: 27/11/38 - 19/08/39
- Home: 20/08/39 - 31/05/41
- Malaya P.O.W.: 01/06/41 - 06/09/45
- Home: 07/09/45 - 08/11/46
- N.W.E. (North West Europe): 09/11/46 - 24/05/49
- Home: 25/05/47 - 20/05/48
- B.A.O.R. (Germany): 21/05/48 - 08/10/48
- Home: 09/10/48 - 27/05/51
- Cyprus: 28/05/51 - 19/10/51
- Egypt: 20/10/51 - 07/09/53
- Home: 08/09/53 - 08/10/53

Condition: The medals mostly about EF

See item code 24655 for the companion miniature medals group as-worn by the recipient, which is being sold separately

A superb - and regimentally unique - former Regimental Sergeant Major's medal group. One of a kind.

Condition: Medal mostly about EF

Code: 24803