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1914-15 Star (4) (Pte. W. J. Neilson 11th Infantry; Pte. A. R. Harris 12th Infantry; Pte....
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1914-15 Star (4) (Pte. W. J. Neilson 11th Infantry; Pte. A. R. Harris 12th Infantry; Pte. L. G. Williams S.A. Irish Rgt.; Rfm. O. J. Wicks 2nd S.A.M.R.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, nearly very fine (4) £80-£100 --- William James Neilson was born in East London in 1896 and attested for the 2nd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 24 August 1915, having originally served with the Natal Light Horse. Posted to Egypt 29 December 1915, his service record states that he was tried by Court Martial in January 1917 for refusing to obey a command given by a superior officer; found guilty, he was sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment with hard labour, this being suspended on 4 May 1917. He remained in France until the cessation of hostilities and was discharged at Maitland on 16 December 1919. Ashley Ronald Harris was born in Barkly West around 1896 and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 21 August 1915. Posted to Egypt on 29 December 1915 and France from 15 April 1916, he died of wounds received on the Western Front on 16 July 1916, aged 19 years. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Leonard Gwatkin Williams was born in Bengal in 1882 and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 16 August 1915, stating 9 months of previous service with the S. A. Irish Regiment. Posted to the Western Front on 15 April 1916, his papers state that he received a gunshot wound to the left upper arm at Delville Wood on 15 July 1916, which resulted in ‘partially permanently incapacitating’ him. The nerve injury ended his campaign and he returned home to Wynberg in November 1917. Oswald James Wicks was born in Boksberg, Transvaal, in 1893, and served in German South West Africa with the South African Mounted Rifles and Kaffrarian Rifles. He attested for the 2nd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 9 September 1915 and joined his unit on the Western Front on 16 February 1917. He was killed in action on 12 April 1917 and is buried at Brown’s Copse British Cemetery, near Arras, France. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.
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1914-15 Star (4) (Pte. W. J. Neilson 11th Infantry; Pte. A. R. Harris 12th Infantry; Pte. L. G. Williams S.A. Irish Rgt.; Rfm. O. J. Wicks 2nd S.A.M.R.) traces of adhesive to reverse of all, nearly very fine (4) £80-£100 --- William James Neilson was born in East London in 1896 and attested for the 2nd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 24 August 1915, having originally served with the Natal Light Horse. Posted to Egypt 29 December 1915, his service record states that he was tried by Court Martial in January 1917 for refusing to obey a command given by a superior officer; found guilty, he was sentenced to 1 year of imprisonment with hard labour, this being suspended on 4 May 1917. He remained in France until the cessation of hostilities and was discharged at Maitland on 16 December 1919. Ashley Ronald Harris was born in Barkly West around 1896 and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 21 August 1915. Posted to Egypt on 29 December 1915 and France from 15 April 1916, he died of wounds received on the Western Front on 16 July 1916, aged 19 years. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Leonard Gwatkin Williams was born in Bengal in 1882 and attested for the 3rd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 16 August 1915, stating 9 months of previous service with the S. A. Irish Regiment. Posted to the Western Front on 15 April 1916, his papers state that he received a gunshot wound to the left upper arm at Delville Wood on 15 July 1916, which resulted in ‘partially permanently incapacitating’ him. The nerve injury ended his campaign and he returned home to Wynberg in November 1917. Oswald James Wicks was born in Boksberg, Transvaal, in 1893, and served in German South West Africa with the South African Mounted Rifles and Kaffrarian Rifles. He attested for the 2nd South African Infantry at Potchefstroom on 9 September 1915 and joined his unit on the Western Front on 16 February 1917. He was killed in action on 12 April 1917 and is buried at Brown’s Copse British Cemetery, near Arras, France. Sold with copied service records for all four recipients.
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