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Pair: Private W. A. Fell, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, who was killed in...
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Pair: Private W. A. Fell, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 February 1916 1914-15 Star (17355 Pte. W. A. Fell. Bord: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (17355 Pte. W. A. Fell. Bord. R.) good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (28638 Pte. J. R. Collier. Bord. R.) good very fine (3) £160-£200 --- William Arthur Fell was born at Lyth, Westmorland, and enlisted in the 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, at Kendal on 27 October 1914. An original entrant, Fell served in France with ‘C’ Company from 23 November 1915 and was killed in action on 9 February 1916, one of the first men from the Battalion to die on active service. A note on the Battalion history website adds: ‘William was killed whilst on voluntary duty in the trenches for a sick man. Whilst digging, dirt was thrown over the parapet and a German bombardment ensued’. He is buried at Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension. James Robert Collier was born at Gravesend on 9 May 1898 and served on the Western Front with ‘D’ Company, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment. He was taken Prisoner of War at Nieuport on 10 July 1917 and was held at Dulmen Camp in the North Rhine, Germany.
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Pair: Private W. A. Fell, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 February 1916 1914-15 Star (17355 Pte. W. A. Fell. Bord: R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (17355 Pte. W. A. Fell. Bord. R.) good very fine British War Medal 1914-20 (28638 Pte. J. R. Collier. Bord. R.) good very fine (3) £160-£200 --- William Arthur Fell was born at Lyth, Westmorland, and enlisted in the 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment, at Kendal on 27 October 1914. An original entrant, Fell served in France with ‘C’ Company from 23 November 1915 and was killed in action on 9 February 1916, one of the first men from the Battalion to die on active service. A note on the Battalion history website adds: ‘William was killed whilst on voluntary duty in the trenches for a sick man. Whilst digging, dirt was thrown over the parapet and a German bombardment ensued’. He is buried at Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension. James Robert Collier was born at Gravesend on 9 May 1898 and served on the Western Front with ‘D’ Company, 11th (Lonsdale) Battalion, Border Regiment. He was taken Prisoner of War at Nieuport on 10 July 1917 and was held at Dulmen Camp in the North Rhine, Germany.
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