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A collection of military and civil service ephemera and commemorative medallions relating to the service of Sapper Philip Stephen Watkins and Mr S. E. Scantlebury. The lot includes a red cloth-bound Regular Army Certificate of Service (Army Form B.108) for 22568484 Sapper Philip Stephen Watkins of the Royal Engineers, recording enlistment in Plymouth on 30.12.52. This is accompanied by an Army Certificate of Education Second Class (Army Form C.309) dated 5 April 55, bearing the printed signature of General Sir Charles F. Keightley, GCB, KBE, DSO, ADC.
The group further contains an Elizabeth II Imperial Service Medal with a crimson ribbon featuring a central blue stripe, housed in a black leatherette presentation case with a red velvet-lined interior. The medal obverse reads ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F.D. and the reverse is embossed FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE. Accompanying documentation from the Ministry of Public Building and Works includes a letter dated 7 April 1970 to Mr S. E. Scantlebury regarding retirement after forty-one years of service, and an award notification dated 22 September 1970. Also included are two white metal commemorative medallions: an octagonal example for the coronation of King Edward VIII dated May 12th 1937, and a circular example for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937. A small glassine envelope containing a section of ribbon and a worn brown mailing envelope complete the collection.
Condition report:
The Imperial Service Medal and its presentation case appear in excellent condition with no visible defects (photo 2). The Army Certificate of Education shows significant age-related wear, including heavy creasing, toning, and small tears to the edges (photo 4). The Ministry of Public Building and Works letters exhibit multiple fold lines and minor foxing (photo 5). The red Army Certificate of Service book shows some shelf wear to the covers and minor internal staining (photo 7). The two white metal medallions show surface oxidation and tarnishing, and the attached ribbons are frayed and soiled (photo 8). The brown paper mailing envelope is heavily torn and creased (photo 1).
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