Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Three: Private Albert Lofthouse, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
1914-15 Star (200322 Pte., Yorks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2122 Pte., K.O.Y.L.I.) contact marks, fine

Three: attributed to Warrant Officer Frank Lofthouse, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45, these unnamed as issued

Efficiency Medal, G.VI.R., 1st issue Territorial (4687662 C/Sjt. A. E. Lofthouse, K.O.Y.L.I.) extremely fine except where stated (7) £250-300

Private Albert Lofthouse, Yorkshire Light Infantry entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 13 April 1915. Later transferred to Class Z Reserve. With copied m.i.c.

Warrant Officer Frank Lofthouse, R.A.F.V.R., serving with No. 199 Squadron, died/was killed on 17 June 1944, aged 23 years. His name is recorded on the Runnymede Memorial. He was the son of Albert and Miriam Lofthouse of Lupset, Yorkshire. Medals attributed to Frank Lofthouse with Air Ministry card forwarding box addressed to ‘Mr A. Lofthouse, 30 Robin Hood Crescent, Lupset, Wakefield, Yorks.’