BRITISH WAR MEDAL-TO ERIC WILLIAM CASLON-A MEMBER OF THE CASLON FAMILY-FAMOUS FOR PRODUCING THE CASLON TYPEFACE

British War Medal,named to:
LIEUT. E.W.CASLON
Medal good very fine.
Commissioned into The Norfolk Regiment as 2nd Lieut from The London Regt, London Gazette 22nd September 1915.
Medals sent to H.W.Caslon and Co Ltd 82, Chiswell St., E.C.1. (Founded 1716, originally a Gun Lock engraver and type foundry-William Caslon's typeface becoming very popular in the 18th Century and were used to print the first version of The American Declaration of Independence) On the 1921 census, Caslon is listed a Managing Director of Caslon's and place of work Paris.
Research with Medal.

Code: 54268