Lot 812
MEDALS TO THE LAW FAMILY IN WW1 & WW11.
A 1914/15 Trio to the father, 1743 Cpl J Law KRRC. British War & Victory Medals named to 1743 Sjt J Law KRRC. Serving in France from 18th May 1915, later as a Sjt in the Machine Gun Corps, later still as a Sjt attached the Kings African Rifles.
His sons WW11 group of three medals, all unnamed as issued. 1939/45 & Africa Stars, War Medal. Able Seaman CJX335709 James Frederick Law born C1923, the son of James and Evelyn Florence Law of Peckham London. Killed in Action serving on SS Benalbarach sunk off Algiers January 7th 1943, with the loss of 410 lives.
The younger son of James and Evelyn Law born in 1927, joined the Royal navy as a Boy 2nd Class in February 1942. Awarded the 1939/45 Star, Atlantic & Burma Stars, the latter with Pacific bar. Photocopied details of Frank Lionel Law's Naval service 1942-47 are with the group.
