WW2 Husband & Wife National Fire Service Medals, Helmet & Ephemera

A large group of items belonging to a husband and wife who both served during WW2 in the National fire service, lets start with the husband, Sub Officer Edgar W. Lark served with the Suffolk and Ipswich NFS, he lived in Lowestoft so most likely served in that area, he was awarded the QEII fire service exemplary service medal so must have continued with the fire service post war, amongst his effects there is the service medal in its box of issue, his WW2 defence medal in its box, a gilt finish NFS badge, an aluminium identity tag and a single cufflink, various certificates including a civil defence diploma, his discharge letter, a huge stack of original photographs of fire fighters including a royal visit and a funeral far too many to photograph here and his Suffolk and Ipswich fire service tin helmet, this has the badge and two broad red bands, on the inside of the rim it is date stamped for 1938, this comes with its chin strap and liner. Edgars wife was Audrey she also served with the NFS in her maiden name of Platten, she came from Beccles in Suffolk and joined up in 1942, its safe to assume that she and Edgar married towards the end of the war as her national registration identity card is dated for 1946 in the name of Lark. With her items there is her defence medal in its box of issue in the name of Lark, some letters and join up info in her maiden name and a stack of original photographs of fire service women. There are a few extras including two WW1 era army training books hand noted in the name of H.E. Platten, Audrey’s father I assume who served in the Great War and 3 WW2 fire service booklets. Other than the booklets everything comes in really good condition just having some age related wear.

Code: 28708