GALLANTRY MEDALS, ORDERS & DECORATIONS
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Defence Medal
1953 Coronation Medal
Small hallmarked gold fob engraved: PRESENTED TO E.SIR KNIGHT C. ROSS E.P. OF LATHARNA PRECEPTORY 1938
ARP badge. Emboised case lid: E.SIR KNIGHT C. ROSS E.P. LATHARNA PRECEPTORY LARNE
Charles Ross was born in Ballyclare in 1887 and was educated at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution and King William's College, Isle of Man. Became managing director of the family business, Sun Laundry Ltd in Larne. Appointed Chief ARP Warden of Larne Borough, the Controller of Larne area. Awarded the M.B.E. (Civil) 3 January 1945, "Charles Ross, Esq. Air Raid Precautions Group Controller, Larne, Northern Ireland. Elected to the Borough Council in 1946 and was elected Mayor of Larne 1952-1960. On 31 January 1953 the passenger ferry The Princess Victoria, which ran from Stranraer to Northern Ireland, sank in a storm with the loss of 135 lives, 27 of them from Larne. Ross took part in memorials and assistance to the families that lost loved ones. A member of Antrim County Council and Northern Ireland Fire Authority. He died 16 September 1960.
Price: £325