BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS-TO OAKE ROYAL ENGINEERS-LATER ART MASTER AT KINGS LYNN GRAMMAR SCHOOL-KNOWN ARTIST,DESIGNER AND SCULPTOR

British War and Victory Medals,named to:
171913 CPL H W OAKE R E
Medals about extremely fine,sold with three fine photos of Oake,tro in uniform,and a newspaper,the Lynn New and County Press,dated December 8th 1931-The front page reporting on a visit from Prince Henry to unveil a memorial to Sir William John Lancaster-a Benefactor of the School.The Bronze Memorial Plaque was designed and sculpted by Oake,who was the Art Master at the Grammar School.The newspaper report goes on to describe in great detail the Bronze Plaque
Herbert Walter Oake(1881-1939) was born in Bedington,Cheshire in 1881,and Educated at Edinburgh College of Art.He served as a despatch rider during the Great War,completing a number of war scenes.His art became particularly popular Scotland post-war,and was displayed a number of times at the Royal Scottish Academy,1922-31 and once at the Royal Academy.As Art master at King Edward's Grammar School, King's Lynn,He designed the Memorial to Sir William Lancaster, donor of the School.
interesting lot-worthy of further research

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