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1914-15 Star (1596 Pte. A. E. Rolfe. 2nd. Co. of Lond. Y.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (3...
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1914-15 Star (1596 Pte. A. E. Rolfe. 2nd. Co. of Lond. Y.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (35563 Pte. J. H. Milner. E. Lan. R.; Lieut. C. H. Sealy.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (Asst. Eng. F. W. Elliott. R.N.R.; G-11641 Pte. W. Johnson. Midd’x R.; R-38354 Pte. D. Burton. K. R. Rif. C.) edge bruising, generally very fine (6) £140-£180 --- Arthur Ernest Rolfe was born at St. John’s, Waterloo, London. Residing in Streatham, London, he attested with the 2nd County of London Yeomanry at their Headquarters in Elverton Street, Victoria, London, for service during the Great War. Serving with ‘C’ Squadron in the Egyptian theatre from 5 November 1914, he died on 4 July 1915. One of just 35 regimental fatal casualties of the Great War, he is buried in Cairo War Cemetery, Egypt. John Holden Miller was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, where he attested for the East Lancashire Regiment for service during the Great War. He was killed in action with ‘W’ Company, 11th Battalion on 28 June 1918, during the Battle of the Lys, and is buried in Aval Wood Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin, France. Charles Henry Sealey was born in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland on 11 September 1888. He attested for the Army Service Corps in Grove Park, London, for service during the Great War on 19 June 1915 and served on the Western Front from 8 August 1915. Appointed Corporal on 20 June 1916, he was discharged from the ranks upon receiving a commission on 6 December 1916. His Great War medals were sent to him at 75 Prince of Wales Mansions, Battersea Park, London. He died in Carshalton, Surrey, on 9 November 1964, aged 76. Walter Johnson was born in Yarmouth, Norfolk and attested in London for service with the Middlesex Regiment during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 12th Battalion, where he was killed in action on 11 August 1917. He has no know grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. David Burton attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 30 March 1917. He served on the Western Front and was discharged due to sickness, whilst serving at home with the 6th Battalion, on 16 June 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 414894.
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1914-15 Star (1596 Pte. A. E. Rolfe. 2nd. Co. of Lond. Y.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (35563 Pte. J. H. Milner. E. Lan. R.; Lieut. C. H. Sealy.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (3) (Asst. Eng. F. W. Elliott. R.N.R.; G-11641 Pte. W. Johnson. Midd’x R.; R-38354 Pte. D. Burton. K. R. Rif. C.) edge bruising, generally very fine (6) £140-£180 --- Arthur Ernest Rolfe was born at St. John’s, Waterloo, London. Residing in Streatham, London, he attested with the 2nd County of London Yeomanry at their Headquarters in Elverton Street, Victoria, London, for service during the Great War. Serving with ‘C’ Squadron in the Egyptian theatre from 5 November 1914, he died on 4 July 1915. One of just 35 regimental fatal casualties of the Great War, he is buried in Cairo War Cemetery, Egypt. John Holden Miller was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, where he attested for the East Lancashire Regiment for service during the Great War. He was killed in action with ‘W’ Company, 11th Battalion on 28 June 1918, during the Battle of the Lys, and is buried in Aval Wood Cemetery, Vieux-Berquin, France. Charles Henry Sealey was born in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland on 11 September 1888. He attested for the Army Service Corps in Grove Park, London, for service during the Great War on 19 June 1915 and served on the Western Front from 8 August 1915. Appointed Corporal on 20 June 1916, he was discharged from the ranks upon receiving a commission on 6 December 1916. His Great War medals were sent to him at 75 Prince of Wales Mansions, Battersea Park, London. He died in Carshalton, Surrey, on 9 November 1964, aged 76. Walter Johnson was born in Yarmouth, Norfolk and attested in London for service with the Middlesex Regiment during the Great War. He served on the Western Front with the 12th Battalion, where he was killed in action on 11 August 1917. He has no know grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. David Burton attested for the King’s Royal Rifle Corps on 30 March 1917. He served on the Western Front and was discharged due to sickness, whilst serving at home with the 6th Battalion, on 16 June 1918, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, No. 414894.
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