An Imperial Service Medal group of five medals to Samuel Epworth Blacktin: I.S.M., George VI (SAMUEL EPWORTH BLACKTIN); 1914 Star, with bar (771 CPL S.E. BLACKTIN. R.E), British War Medal and Victory Medal (771 SJT. S. E. BLACKTIN. R.E.), Defence Medal, unnamed as issued, later display mounted, ISM and BWM plated and with much subsequent scratching, otherwise good very fine [5]; together with a small quantity of associated documents, and a photograph purporting to show the recipient.

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