Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Part 6

Four: Major E. C. Fortescue, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry 1914-15 Star (Capt. E. C. Fortescue, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Major E. C. Fortescue.); Territorial Decoration, G.V.R., silver and silver-gilt, hallmarks for London 1919, with integral top brooch bar, extremely fine (4) £200-£240 --- Edward Claude Fortescue was born at Banbury, Oxfordshire, in 1879; a Solicitor by profession, he initially served in the 2nd Volunteer Battalion of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry, being commissioned Second Lieutenant on 23 February 1901. On the creation of the Territorial Force, he became an officer in the 4th (Territorial) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and at the outbreak of the Great War he held the rank of Captain, with seniority from 1 April 1908. He served during the Great War with the 1st/4th Battalion on the Western Front from 29 March 1915, and was promoted Major on 1 June 1916, serving as Second in Command of the battalion from 13 June 1916. On 14 May 1918, he was seconded to become Second in Command of the 12th Battalion,London Regiment, and following the cessation of hostilities was appointed to the Staff to become a Courts Martial Officer. He died at Banbury in 1967, aged 87. Sold with copied research.