Baldwin & Sons
Auction 75 26 September 2012
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MILITARY MEDALS. A Collection of Prisoner of War Groups and Medals. Great War 'POW' & WWII LSGC Group of 5 awarded to Drum-Major Leonard Cusse, 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, 1914 Star & Clasp '5th Aug – 22nd Nov 1914' (9711 Pte. S. V. Cusse. 2/E. Lan: R.), British War and Victory Medals (9711 A. Cpl. L. V. Cusse 2/E. Lan: R.), Defence Medal, 1939-1945, Army Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, G V R (3379879 Sjt. L. V. Cusse, Lan. Fus.); group officially impressed and court mounted on board for display. Group well polished, otherwise about very fine. (5)
Leonard Valentine Cuss enlisted for service with the 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment as a Private 27 January 1908, having previously worked as a Musician and as a Clerk. His Medal index card shows that he was captured and made a Prisoner of War during his Great War service. He was later discharged from further service 31 March 1920.
Sergeant Drummer Leonard Cusse later re-enlisted for service into the Lancashire Fusiliers at Bry 13 April 1923, and was later discharged 18 July 1929 as a Sergeant Drummer at Preston. NB. The typographic error as recorded on his 1914 Star is reflected in his two MIC cards, one of which was written S. V. Cusse in error, with notes directing back to the correct card. Sold with copy MIC card mentions, East Lancs Regimental Bulletin showing that he later moved to South Africa, documentation showing his place of birth as Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, and that he had married one Sophia Fisher at Preston in April 1920, War Diary report showing that he may have been captured during a sortie at Gauche Wood, various maps, and his original Certificate of Service Booklet, with other documentation.
Estimate: £250-300
Leonard Valentine Cuss enlisted for service with the 2nd Battalion East Lancashire Regiment as a Private 27 January 1908, having previously worked as a Musician and as a Clerk. His Medal index card shows that he was captured and made a Prisoner of War during his Great War service. He was later discharged from further service 31 March 1920.
Sergeant Drummer Leonard Cusse later re-enlisted for service into the Lancashire Fusiliers at Bry 13 April 1923, and was later discharged 18 July 1929 as a Sergeant Drummer at Preston. NB. The typographic error as recorded on his 1914 Star is reflected in his two MIC cards, one of which was written S. V. Cusse in error, with notes directing back to the correct card. Sold with copy MIC card mentions, East Lancs Regimental Bulletin showing that he later moved to South Africa, documentation showing his place of birth as Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, and that he had married one Sophia Fisher at Preston in April 1920, War Diary report showing that he may have been captured during a sortie at Gauche Wood, various maps, and his original Certificate of Service Booklet, with other documentation.
Estimate: £250-300