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Two brass trench art napkin rings, to include example bearing Arras crest and another with Montreuil crest, trench art egg cup with Arras crest, other metalware to include brass coal bucket, quantity of tools housed in wood box, Canon Z115 camera and Finepix S5700 camera etc

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Private G. H. Young, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action at the battle of Fontaine on 3 May 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (9-12900 Pte. G. H. Young. 9/Leic: R.); 1914-15 Star (12900 Pte. G. H. Young. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (12900 Cpl. G. H. Young. Leic. R.) together with Memorial Plaque (George Herbert Young) and a 14k gold plated open-faced keyless watch, the inner lid of the case inscribed ‘Presented to Corporal G. H. Young by his Bakestone Moor admirers on winning the Military Medal’, good very fine (6) £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 20 October 1916. George Herbert Young landed in France with the 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, on 29 July 1915. He was killed in action on 3 May 1917 at the battle of Fontaine, aged 22, and is commemorated by name on the Arras Memorial. He was the son of Mr and Mrs George Young, of 6, Wandsworth Terrace, Bakestone Moor, Whitwell, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. Sold with a gilt double-sided locket with small photograph of the recipient and his sister or loved one.

A Great War 1916 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant G. Betts, 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers, who was later killed in action whilst serving with the 24th (Service) Battalion (1st Tyneside Irish) during the Second Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917 Military Medal, G.V.R. (3496 Sjt: G. Betts. 1/Nth’d: Fus:) number and rank partially officially corrected; 1914 Star (3496 L. Cpl G. Betts. 1/Noth’d Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (3496 A-W.O. Cl. II. G. Betts. North’d Fus. ); Memorial Plaque (George Betts); Memorial Scroll (Serjt. George Betts, M.M. Northumberland Fusiliers) generally good very fine (5) £400-£500 --- M.M. London Gazette 11 October 1916. George Betts was born in York in June 1895. He was employed by Rowntree prior to the war, and served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers in the French theatre of war from 8 October 1914. Betts advanced to Sergeant and transferred to the 24th (Service) Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers (1st Tyneside Irish). Sergeant Betts was killed in action during the first day of the Second Battle of Arras, 9 April 1917, and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with several photographic images of recipient.

A Great War 1918 ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Pioneer A. Buist, 11th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment (Pioneers), for ‘rescuing comrades from a blown-in trench whilst under heavy shell-fire’ Military Medal, G.V.R. (3361 Pr A. Buist. 11/Hants: R.); British War and Victory Medals (33361 Pte. A. Buist. Hamps. R.) mounted for wear, nearly extremely fine (3) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. Alexander Buist served during the Great War with the ‘11th and 13th Hampshire Regiment. He joined in July 1916, and in December of that year was drafted to France, where he took part in many engagements. He saw much heavy fighting in various sectors, and was in action at the Battle of Ypres, Arras, Messines and Cambrai. He also played a prominent part in the Retreat of 1918, and was awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in rescuing comrades from a blown-in trench whilst under heavy shell-fire. He also holds the General Service and Victory Medals, and was demobilised in March 1919.’ (The National Roll Of The Great War 1914-1918 refers). The above source lists Buist’s address post war as 46 Aylesbury Road, Copnor, Portsmouth.

Family Group: Pair: Sub-Lieutenant J. Wilson, Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, who was killed in action at the Battle of Bapaume on 25 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (S. Lt. J. Wilson. R.N.V.R.); Memorial Plaque (James Wilson) in card envelope, extremely fine Pair: Second Lieutenant A. Wilson, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action at Pozieres on 27 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (2. Lt. A. Wilson.); Memorial Plaque (Archibald Wilson) nearly extremely fine (6) £400-£500 --- James Wilson was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and served with the Drake Battalion, Royal Naval Division, during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at the Battle of Bapaume on 25 March 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Archibald Wilson, the brother of the above, was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Lancashire Fusiliers and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at Pozieres on 27 March 1918, just two days after his brother was killed in action; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.

WW1 Royal Flying Corps Items to lieutenant A.H Whitford-Hawkey RFC later of the RAF 43rd Sqdn sadly shot down and killed on 9th May 1918 aged only 18 (he lied about his age and volunteered when he had just turned 17), includes miniature portrait of him in his uniform a picture of him just before joining up, a amazing first hand account of the action that he was killed in by one of his friends, one of his RFC collar dogs, a Christmas card from him to his family in Cornwall, a copy of the ‘Arras Memorial’ names register with his name in (page 1384), the actual telegram informing the family of him being missing, a picture of him as a small boy with other items 

INDIA – EAST INDIA COMPANY & THE FIRST ANGLO-MARATHA WARManuscript journal, purportedly that of The Rev. Mr Arnold Burrowes (1749-1819), Senior Military Chaplain, Honourable East India Company Service, Bombay, written initially at Bombay and thence whilst accompanying Colonel Keating on campaigns during the first Anglo-Maratha War, with detailed journal entries, noting the arrival and departure of ships and passengers, pastimes, news on Company skirmishes with Portuguese troops ('...between two and three hundred fighting men... marched from Mahim... to attack the Fort of Versava on the sea coast...'), a description of the death of Commodore John Watson at Fort Thanna, a precis of Indian Affairs in 1774 ('...a grand Epocha in the history of the English transactions in the East Indies...'), many pages on history and religion ('...Brahmins... never taste anything that either has or could enjoy life...') and the advent of the first Maratha War ('...this revolution, so fatal and unexpected...'), much on his appointment as chaplain to Colonel Keating and his subsequent travels, to Surat for the signing of the treaty between Raghoba and the British ('...They proceeded in the greatest state... a large handsome building in the Mogul taste, just finished; adorned with chandeliers and carpets... The Nabob and all his attendants out of compliment to the English were seated in chairs...'), describing in detail their various camps, with descriptions of skirmishes ('...The enemy... in the greatest confusion... fled with the utmost precipitation, leaving their tents, grain and baggage on the ground...') and a vivid account of the success of the British forces at the Battle of Arras 18 May 1775 ('...For the enemy now observing this surprizing change in their favor, instantly faced about with renewed courage... and hacked our flying troops in the most shocking manner...'), with descriptions of life in camp ('...the water was soon rendered so thick and muddy by the thousands of men, horses, camels and elephants...'), on the morale of Ragobah's army ('...dispirited, fearful and timid to the last degree...'), changing allegiances ('...The Nabob Hyder Ally has declared himself in Ragobah's favor...'), interspersed throughout with descriptions of the landscapes, wildlife and weather, trade and the pastimes of the Nabobs ('...hawking and hunting... the flying of paper kites was formerly a fashionable amusement...'), his final task for Colonel Keating to take dispatches to Bombay on his behalf ('...I set out early this morning on an elephant...'), arriving at Bombay to find to his dismay that an immediate cessation of arms was ordered ('...This conduct... being fraught with the worst of consequences to the Companys interest on this side of India, where they would have obtained very valuable acquisitions in territorial revenues, as well as many other solid advantages upon Ragobahs establishment in the government of Poonah...'), 132 leaves, pages numbered 245 to 487, margins ruled in red, watermark, original blindstamped calf, worn with losses to back board and spine, folio (305 x 188mm.), 1 January 1774 to 9 September 1775Footnotes:'I SET OUT EARLY THIS MORNING ON AN ELEPHANT': The Honourable East India Company's chaplain describes the first skirmishes of the Anglo-Maratha War.Whilst there is no signature or ownership inscription in this journal, the entry for 16 February 1775 identifies the author as '...Chaplain to the troops now ordered from Bombay, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Keating, to assist Ragonath Row, sovereign of the Maharattas in the war he is carrying on against his rebellious ministers...'. The Rev. Mr Arnold Burrowes (1749-1819) can reasonably be assumed, therefore, to be the author of our journal.The numbering of the pages would suggest that this is one of several volumes, with our volume taking in the period of eighteen months from 1774 to 1775 during which time the East India Company embarked on the so-called First Anglo-Maratha War (1775-1782). The war arose from a dispute between two candidates for the vacant position of Peshwa. One claimant, Raghunath Rao, received help from the British in Bombay in return for the promise of territories and trade should he be successful, a promise sealed at the Treaty of Surat, at which our author was present. The turning point was the Battle of Arras on 18 May 1775, described in detail here, resulting in heavy losses for the Mahratta chieftains under Hari Pant Phunhay and a British victory, despite Rao's troops fleeing in confusion. In consequence, the East India Company at Calcutta under Warren Hastings opposed any further interference and ordered the annulment of the Treaty of Surat, much to our author's disappointment, which is where our journal ends. Hostilities were resumed, however, and were to continue for a further seven years until a British victory sealed twenty years of peace.The journal is sold with a nineteenth century commonplace book, letters and family papers pertaining to the Wilson family, a descendant of whom was James Wilson (1805-1860), the founder of The Economist weekly and the Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, who also held the post of Secretary of the Board of Control which supervised the East India Company's control of British India. Provenance: Basil F.A. Wilson, Edinburgh (ownership inscription dating from the 1930's in pencil on first leaf); thence by descent to the present owner.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

WORLD WAR I - INDIAN AND BRITISH TROOPSSARRUT (PAUL) British and Indian Troops in Northern France. War Sketches, LIMITED TO 250 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed 'a Madamemoiselle Cecil Mowbray.... Paul Sarrut, 21 Octobre 1919' on the colophon, 50 tinted lithographed plates, mounted as issued on brown backing paper (some loose), spotting or light spots to some, loose as issued in publisher's portfolio cloth, ties, folio, Arras, H. Delépine, [c.1919]Footnotes:Indian troops, mostly Sikhs from the Punjab and Lahore, arrived in France in September 1914 to serve in the British Indian Army, remaining there until they were moved to Mesopotamia in November 1915. Paul Sarrut, a French Liaison officer, had access to some of their and their Western counterparts' camps during which he made intimate sketches and portraits.Provenance: Presentation inscription from the artist dated 21 October 1921.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: •• Zero rated for VAT, no VAT will be added to the Hammer Price or the Buyer's Premium.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Bill of Exchange, 1905, Maison Robert, Arras, 5c Tax Stamp, a little stained

A First World War souvenir Silk from Arras

France.- Letter signed from Baronne de Haynin to Monsieur de Termignil in Arras, 1p. with conjugate blank and address panel, folio, Maubeuge, 28th April 1637, she begs him to exempt a widow from Arras from the obligation to lodge a soldier, hole where opened, tear along central fold, creased, slightly browned; and 5 others, including: 2 ALs.s. from Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy (Austrian diplomat), 2 documents by Guillaume-Charles Faipoult (French soldier and politician)and a letter from Alfred de Lamartine (author, poet and statesman), folds, slightly browned (6 pieces).

Louis XIV (King of France, 1638-1715) Letter signed "Louis" summoning the Baron d'Euclem of Terramesnil to Arras, D.s. "Louis" & countersigned by Michel Chamillart, manuscript in French, 1p., small vertical tea (no loss of text)r, folds, slightly browned, folio, Fontainebleau, 8th October 1705.⁂ Michel Chamillart (1652-1721), statesman; minister of Louis XIV.

Postcards in album Military cards including WW1 Silk Embroidered Cards (13), real photographic Bridge Building Chatham, Xmas 1911 Multiview Brompton Barracks, WW1 French cards including Street Scenes, Prisoners Allemends, Arras Market Day, some greetings cards. Correspondence to sweetheart on reverse of many cards. Naval cards include real photographic ships, ships being bombed by J Obree Ship's photographer, HMS Sheffield bombed, several cards stamped Passed for Transmission only (not for Publication). Plus some cigarette cards.

NO RESERVE Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de) Flight to Arras, original boards, slight shelf-lean, dust-jacket, some chipping and a few tears to extremities, 1942 § Malraux (André) Days of Contempt, some edge-spotting, original wrappers, some light fading, 1936 § Camus (Albert) The Collected Fiction, light spotting to endpapers, dust-jacket, light sunning to spine, 1960, first English editions; and c.30 others, French literature in translation, 8vo (c.35)

Kyffhäuserbund Kriegsdenkmedaille 1914 - 1918, mit 5 GefechtsspangenGefechtsspangen "Flandern u. Artois; La BASSÉE - ARRAS; CAMBRAI; ST. QUENTIN; ARRAS-ALBERT". Mit Patina.

Jules Adolphe Aimé Louis Breton (French, 1827-1906)Jeune pêcheuse bretonne, Douarnenez, 1878Oil on canvas laid on board22-1/8 x 14-1/2 inches (56.2 x 36.8 cm)Signed and dated lower right: Jules Breton 1878 PROVENANCE:Henry Reinhardt, New York, by descent, 1918;Paul Watkins, Winona, Minnesota, acquired from the above;Christie's, New York, October 27, 2004, lot 130;Christopher-Clark Fine Art, San Francisco, California;Private collection, Las Vegas, Nevada, acquired from the above.Upon the occasion of the painting's sale in 2004, Christie's noted that "this work has been authenticated by Annette Bourrut-Lacouture and will be included in her forthcoming catalogue raisonné, Jules Breton, Painter of Peasant Life."During the late nineteenth century, an era marked by rapid industrialization and urbanization, Jules Breton's bucolic subjects were widely admired for their portrayal of rural life in France. The artist's rustic pastoral scenes depicted a simpler time, offered a reassuring sense of tradition and continuity, and championed the poor and laboring peasant class, for whom the artist had a deep affinity and admiration. Breton's first official artistic recognition came in 1855 for The Gleaners (National Gallery of Ireland), followed soon afterwards with a silver medal at the 1857 Salon for The Blessing of the Wheat in Artois (Musée des Beaux Arts, Arras), which was purchased by the French State. Throughout the ensuing decades, Breton's success continued unabated with awards, critical accolades, and enthusiastic patronage both in Europe and abroad. The artist's works were particularly sought-after in America following the Civil War, leading Breton to quickly become the most popular French artist across the Atlantic. In 1877, Samuel G. W. Benjamin wrote that "popular and artistic opinion is more united in favor of the merits of Jules Breton than upon any other living painter" (Contemporary Art in Europe, New York, 1877, p. 92).For Breton and his contemporaries, the agricultural region of Brittany provided the ideal backdrop for scenes of peasant life, as it does in the present work. The province became a popular destination for artists and tourists alike, when the first railway line from Paris was completed in the 1860s, because the traditional way of life there remained relatively unchanged and thus exceedingly picturesque. Age-old methods of farming and fishing were still in use, and Breton peasants, particularly the women, continued to dress in their distinctive traditional attire with bonnets, aprons, and wooden shoes. Douarnenez, a commune in western Brittany, was the location of a centuries-old fishing port, which provided the artist's inspiration for the present work.Painted in 1878 at the height of the artist's career, Jeune pêcheuse bretonne, Douarnenez depicts a young fisherwoman at end of her work day seated upon the rocky shore. Captured in a moment of reverie, the girl rests her chin on the end of her fishing pole, the fading warm late afternoon sun illuminating one side of her face. Since she is backlit by a sky nearing dusk, which glows near the horizon, the young Breton fisher girl is presented in near-silhouette, a very difficult visual effect to paint. By this period Breton's technique was marked by looser brushstrokes and more casual poses of his sitters, qualities that may have derived from the influence of the Impressionists, whose contemporaneous artistic innovations favored freedom of execution over a more static academic approach. A superb draughtsman and colorist, Breton utilized subtle gesture and muted color to create a tranquil mood in this poetic composition. As is the case with most of his peasant scenes, Breton does not dwell on the hardship of girl's labor in this work, opting instead to evoke a more poetic image of youthful wistfulness. HID12701242017

A WWI Military Silk Commemorating 19th The Green Howard Regiment , listing battles such as S. Africa 1899-02, Ypres 1914-15-17, Somme 1916-18, Arras 1917-18, Afghanistan 1919, and more; plus an oak framed set of three cloth badges bearing the royal cipher and with scrolling banner Deiu Et Mon Droit; the silk 59 cm x 60 cm, framed and glazed (2)

E. Burkitt (fl. 1926). The Sentinels Near Arras, engraving, signed and titled, 22cm x 14cm.

Three: Private G. Rowland, Royal Fusiliers, later Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force 1914-15 Star (1299 Pte. G. Rowland. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (1299 Pte. G. Rowland. R. Fus.) very fine Three: Private H. Lillwall, Royal Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (STK-1214 Pte. H. Lillwall, R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (STK-1214 Pte. H. Lilwall [sic]. R. Fus) very fine Pair: Private A. J. Sawyer, Royal Fusiliers, who was killed in action whilst serving with the 23rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment British War and Victory Medals (46062 Pte. A. J. Sawyer. R. Fus.) BWM officially renamed, very fine (8) £120-£160 --- George Rowland was born in 1870 and attested for the Royal Fusiliers, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 November 1915. He was admitted to 2nd Canadian General Hospital at Le Treport on 20 June 1916 and was repatriated to England on 18 February 1916. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps on on 18 January 1918 and joined the Royal Air Force as a Founder Member on 1 April 1918, but did not serve overseas with them. He was discharged on 30 April 1919. Herbert Lillwall attested for the Stockbrokers Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 30 July 1915. Alfred John Sawyer was born at Kennington, Surrey, and attested for the Royal Fusiliers at Mill Hill, Middlesex. He served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, before transferring to the 23rd Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, and was killed in action on 24 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Pair: Private F. C. Pearson, 21st Lancers, later Royal West Kent Regiment, who was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 23 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (23481 Pte. F. C. Pearson. 21-Lrs.) good very fine (2) £60-£80 --- Frank Clifford Pearson was born in Norton, Suffolk, and attested for the 21st Lancers at Ipswich. He served with No. 1 Squadron during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 June 1916, before transferring to the 10th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, and was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 23 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.

1914-15 Star (4843 Pte. W. O’Keefe. Ir. Gds.; 2345 Pte. G. A. Lomas, Manch. R.) naming details on first very faintly impressed, otherwise very fine (2) £60-£80 --- William O’Keefe attested for the Irish Guards and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 November 1914 (thus missing out on the award of a 1914 Star by a single day). Transferring to the Machine Gun Corps, he was wounded by gun shot to the back on 15 September 1916, and was admitted to No. 34 (West Lancashire) Casualty Clearing station, and then onwards by Ambulance Train. He is noted as having deserted on 20 June 1917, and as a consequence his medals would have been forfeited , with the 1914-15 Star Roll stating ‘No medals’. There is a note on his Medal Index Card which indicates that his medals were restored on 5 July 1947. George Albert Lomas was born at Chorlton, Manchester, and attested there for the Manchester Regiment. He served with the 1st/7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 28 March 1918. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Magic Lantern Slides. A group of 37 hand-coloured and uncoloured magic lantern slides relating to World War One, subjects include Arras, trenches, bombed landscapes, Menin Road, German prisoners, the Somme, July 1916, etc. mostly photographic but including 4 slides of posters and 2 others not from life, plus 11 photographic lantern slides of shipping interestQTY: (48)

A Royal Scots Greys bugle inscribed 3800 BUGLER OGILVIE, ARRAS 1917 together with a truncheon Condition Report:Available upon request

Military Books Catherine The Great, Henri Troyat, Antony Beevor Arnhem and Cheerful Sacrifice The Battle of Arras 1917 by Jonathan Nicholls three hardback books VGC buyer collects

A small collection of badges, including RAF interest, a Royal Sussex Regiment enamelled sweetheart brooch, Women's Land Army, North Cotswold Warship Week 1942 and Arras, together with a small group of paper collectables, including Second World War period interest and postcards, and a few further items.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A group of various trench art shell cases, including a pair of 40mm cases with applied Royal Army Ordnance Corps badges, both dated 1940, height 24cm, and another, detailed 'Souvenir of the Great War, Peronne, Arras, Cambrai 1914-1919'.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A selection of Trench Art and related items, to include a small shell with additional wooden thermometer, a caddy, a small container with Welsh Dragon to the top, a Souvenir de Arras 1918 plate, with hand engraved message to reverse, a belt of inert rounds, a converted butt of a rifle to a decorative stand, a 1951 map tube and more (parcel)

Postcards, a selection of 3 woven silks in the Flames series inc. St Quentin 1917, Arras 1915, Peronne 1917 (mixed condition, grubby with some foxing and age toning)

First World War photograph album containing images from Egypt/Palestine, France, and Belgium, some annotated,view of Jerusalem, British artillery, Rolls Royce armoured Car, officers of the 2/19th Battalion the London Regiment and Glasgow Yeomanry, images from Arras including German prisoners of war, Malines Cathedral, Ypres Cathedral and Cloth Hall, soldiers graves etc, together with an album entitled 'Souvenir of Egypt' containing '20 Artistic Views', many of the pages are signed by soldiers of the 2/19th Battalion the London Regiment, including the RSM and RQMS, signatures are dated 1917, this album also contains some loose postcards entitled 'Egyptian Humour', this lot also includes a John Player & Sons cigarette card album 'National Flags and Arms', and 18 editions of the WW2 magazine 'The Second Great War- A Standard History' published in 1939-40, (qty)

Edition of 'The Bystanders, Fragments From France' by Capt. Bruce Bairnsfather, featuring many of his cartoons from the First World War, together with 'Nash's War Manual' dated 1914, and 'Arras and the Battles of Artois ( Michelin Illustrated Guides to the Battlefields 1914-1918)' (3)

Medals of S20027 Private John Chisholm of the 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders who was killed in action KIA on 28th March 1918 Arras, aged 23, comprising war medal and Victory medal [S-20027 PTE J CHISHOLM GORDONS], with copy research paperwork.

Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Patrol Tunic of Lieutenant Alwyn Ronald Macfarlane-Grieve 1st / 8th Battalion Killed in Action 17th March 1917, fine example of the blue wool four pocket patrol tunic with small type regimental tunic buttons and white twist cord lanyard from the shoulder. Epaulettes with brass rank pips and “T” distinctions. Fitted waistbelt to the tunic. Interior lining with William Anderson & Sons Ltd Edinburgh tailors label having inked name “A R Macfarlane-Grieve Esq 8th A&S H June 1916”. Remains in good overall condition. Alwyn Ronald Macfarlane-Grieve was educated at Perse School Cambridge. He was killed in action on 17th March 1917 near Arras, his company commander wrote after his death, “He was killed on the forefront of the German front line, whilst encouraging his men, like the good soldier he was. We miss him very much indeed & all mourn the loss of an excellent soldier, a great organiser & a good friend”.

Five Wood & Son Bursley ware plates: each of octagonal form two in the Amstel pattern, one Arras, one in pattern 523 and a powder blue example in the Sela pattern, printed backstamps to each.

Lotto di 27 incisioni ( di 120 originarie) all'acquaforte di mappe (che erano a doppia pagina nel volume) raffiguranti le piante e le fortezze delle città delle Province Unite del BelgioTratte da: Gualdo Priorato Galeazzo, Teatro del Belgio o sia descritione delle diecisette provincie del medesimo ; con le piante delle città, e fortezze principali ; da chi al presente possesse ; come, in qual modo, & in qual tempo acquistate... In...Francofort : s.e., 1673.Le mappe a doppia pagina raffigurano le piante e le fortezze delle città delle Province Unite  quali : Antwerp, Bruxelles, Louvain, Ghent, Bruges, Ypres, Ostend, Nieuwpoort, Dixmude, Dendermonde, Lille, Douai, Kortrijk, Namur, Mons, Cambrai, Tournai, Oudenaarde, Dunkerque, Arras, Lens etc.Cfr. D'Ayala 290 ; Graesse III, 166 ; Piantanida 1348 (ed. 1683)Tutte le mappe presentano segni lungo la cucitura verticale delle due pagine del testo nelle quali erano incise, alcune segni di foxing, mancanze e qualche strappo.cm 44x34

A Great War ‘Bourlon Wood 1918’ M.C. attributed to Lieutenant A. G. Bolton, 7th Infantry Battalion, British Columbia Regiment Military Cross, G.V.R., the reverse privately engraved ‘Lieut. A. G. Bolton / Arras Cambrai Road / Sept. 27 1918’, in its case of issue, nearly extremely fine £600-£800 --- M.C. London Gazette 8 March 1919; citation published 4 October 1919: ‘Lt. Arthur Gerard Bolton, 7th Inf. Bn., B. Columbia R. For marked gallantry and initiative during the Bourlon Wood operations, 27th Sept. to 1st Oct., 1918. During the attack on 27th September, when his company was held up by heavy machine-gun fire and large belts of wire, he worked his way forward and, by putting up a smoke screen, enabled his platoon to advance by short rushes. In this way he captured two machine guns, with their crews, and enabled the advance to continue on his front. He then led his platoon through to the objective.’

A Great War ‘Western Front 1917’ D.C.M. group of four awarded to Lance-Serjeant W. H. Fenton, Coldstream Guards, who was granted the King’s Pardon for desertion in 1914 Distinguished Conduct Medal, G.V.R. (7303 L. Sjt: W. H. Fenton. 2/C. Gds:); 1914 Star, with clasp (7303 Pte. W. H. Fenton. C. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (7303 Cpl. W. H. Fenton. C. Gds.) good very fine (4) £1,600-£2,000 --- Provenance: Sir Torquil Matheson Collection; Bill and Angela Strong Collection, Dix Noonan Webb, May 2011. D.C.M. London Gazette 26 April 1917: ‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went forward alone under the most intense fire, and obtained information of the utmost importance. Later, he assumed command of his platoon, and led them forward in a most gallant manner. He has on many previous occasions done fine work.’ Annotated Gazette states: ‘Sailly Church, 14/15th March 1917.’ M.I.D. London Gazette 22 May 1917. William Henry Fenton was born at Smithwick, Birmingham. A labourer by occupation, he attested for the Coldstream Guards in June 1907, aged 18 years, 6 months. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he was soon in trouble, awaiting trial, being absent without leave, in December 1907. Found guilty he was detained for 1 week. With the battalion he served in Egypt from January 1909-March 1911. Returning to England and posted to the 3rd Battalion, he deserted on 14 July 1912. Fenton returned to service on 14 August 1914 - thereby gaining the King’s Pardon for his desertion. Under the terms of Army Orders September 1914, published on 7 August 1914, pardons were to be granted to all those who were in a state of desertion from regular forces on 5 August 1914, who then surrendered themselves on or before 4 September 1914 in the U.K. or 4 October 1914 if overseas. Having returned to service, Fenton was posted to the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards and entered the France and Flanders theatre of war on 30 August 1914, being appointed Lance-Sergeant in October 1916. In early 1917, the battalion was south of Arras and involved in following up the German retreat to the Hindenburg line. It was here, near Sailly Saillisel on 14/15th March, that Lance-Sergeant Fenton earned his D.C.M. He was subsequently mentioned in despatches and returned home on 10 July 1917, being later awarded the Silver War Badge. With copied record of service, London Gazette entries, Medal Index Card and other research.

British War Medal 1914-20 (8) (5934 Pte. A. J. Bennett. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 6797 Pte. E. Hine. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 11436 Pte. W. Jackson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 13442 Pte. F. Knight. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 4916 Pte. T. Madden. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 2172 Pte. W. Peacock. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 19382 Pte. A. Serman. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 22144 Pte. W. T. Turner. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) generally nearly very fine and better (8) £120-£160 --- Arthur James Bennett was born at Fritwell, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 21 March 1918. He is buried at Chapelle British Cemetery, Holnon, France. Edward Hine was born at St. Clements, Oxford, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Gosport, Hampshire. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 September 1914, and was killed in action on 28 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. William Jackson was born at Smethwick, Staffordshire, and attested there for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 30 July 1916. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Frederick Knight was born at Birdingbury, Warwickshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 23 October 1918. He is buried at Poix-Du-Nord Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Thomas Madden attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford, and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War. He died of wounds in Italy on 16 June 1918, and is buried in Montecchio Precalcino Communal Cemetery Extension, Italy. William Peacock attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd/4th Battalion during the Great War, being re-numbered 200386. Albert Serman attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Garrison Battalion, the British War Medal being his sole medal entitlement. He was discharged on 2 December 1919. William Tuffrey Turner was born at Old Woodstock, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Bicester, Oxfordshire. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 8 May 1917. He is buried at Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

British War Medal 1914-20 (8) (26242 Pte. C. L. Brooks. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 27800 Pte. J. W. Puddifoot. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 17401 Pte. A. G. Rawlings. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 9473 Pte. F. Robinson. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 11270 Pte. W. Timms. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 22712 Pte. F. Waddup. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 19226 Pte. J. Wingrove. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 27972 Pte. C. F. Woodley. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, generally nearly very fine and better (8) £120-£160 --- Christopher Lawrence Brooks was born at Eynsham, Oxfordshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 4 February 1918. He is buried at Metz-En-Couture Communal Cemetery British Extension, France. Alfred George Rawlings attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the Royal Berkshire Regiment, was re-numbered 50726, and was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 19 March 1918). Frank Robinson was born at Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and died on 22 November 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq. Frank Waddup was born at Fritwell and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Deddington, Oxfordshire. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front and was killed in action on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. John Wingrove attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment, and was re-numbered 45402. Charles F. Woodley attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He later transferred to the 14th Entrenching Battalion, attached 9th Battalion, Scottish Rifles (Cameronians), and was re-numbered 43740.

Victory Medal 1914-19 (9) (4173 Pte. A. Aldridge. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 15732 Pte. P. W. Ashmall. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 10374 Pte. A. E. Baker. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 30027 Pte. W. P. Chotter. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 19028 Pte. G. Clarke. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 9498 Pte. H. J. Iremonger. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 20938 Pte. W. Scrivens. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 6779 Pte. A. J. Williams. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.; 20817 Pte. H. H. [sic] Ellis. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) last with crude replacement wire ring suspension; edge bruising and contact marks, generally nearly very fine and better (9) £100-£140 --- Percival William Ashmall attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 May 1915. He was discharged due to wounds on 2 November 1917, and was awarded a Silver War Badge, no. 263536. Arthur Ernest Baker was born at Oxford and attested there for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry. He served with the 5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 17 October 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. William P. Chotter attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion during the Great War. He later transferred to the Royal Berkshire Regiment and was re-numbered 38444. Gilbert Clarke attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 2nd/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion during the Great War. He later transferred to the Royal Berkshire Regiment and was re-numbered 394863. Henry Joseph Ironmonger attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia from 5 December 1914. Walter Scrivens was born at Great Malvern, Worcestershire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Birmingham. He served with the 1st/1st Buckinghamshire Battalion during the Great War in Mesopotamia, and was killed in action on 27 June 1916. He is buried at Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. Herbert Neville Ellis was born at Paddington, London, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Reading. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 28 April 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de) Flight to Arras, number 500 of 500 copies signed by the author and illustrator, illustrations by Bernard Lamotte, pictorial endpapers, original roan-backed buckram, lower cover detached, cracking to upper joint, rubbing and wear to spine, dust-jacket supplied from the trade edition, sunning to spine, abrasion to middle of spine, chipping to head, 8vo, New York, Reynal and Hitchcock, 1942.

WORLD WAR I: SARGEANT JAMES WILLIAM KENNY: small quantity of paperwork, photographs and ephemera related: Kenny was an Officer in the 7th BN., Seaforth Highlanders, and fell at Arras 7th May 1917: the lot includes 6 Army Field Post letters of condolence to his wife, War Graves Commission correspondence and similar. (Small box)

Klebealbum mit 64 Ansichten, Schlachtendarstellungen, Grundrissen etc. 17 x 21,5 cm. Halbleinen des späten 19. Jhdts. mit goldgepr. RSchild "Oesterreichisch-Türkischer Krieg 1789". Ca. 1700 bis 1800.Privates Klebealbum mit mont. Kupferstichen u. a. mit einem Porträt von Sultan Achmed III., Ansichten von Konstantinopel, den Dardanellen, Belgrad, Medina, Iraklio, Chios, Alexandria, Smyrna, Peterwardein, Dubiza, Seraglio, Zwornik, Banja Luka, Festung Ratscha/Slawonien, Nissa, Nicopolis, Widin, Orsova, Kinburn, Vipalancka, Temesvar, Karlstadt, Panzova, Brod, Gradiska. Außerdem doppelblattgroße montierte (in Umrissausschnitten) Ansichten und Schlachtendarstellungen von Bukarest, Novi Sad, Bender, Neu Orsowa, Belgrad u. a. Die letzten 14 Kupfer sind nicht montiert (mit dem vollen Plattenrand) und zeigen Festungen (Arras, Charlemont, Cambray, Douay, Maubeuge, Valenciennes), mehrere kleinformatige Stiche dazwischengebunden. - Vorsätze erneuert, teile etwas gebräunt und braunfleckig.

Family Group: Three: Driver H. Luck, 57th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, who died of pneumonia on 26 October 1918 1914 Star (54729 Dvr: H. Luck. R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (54729 Dvr. H. Luck. R.A.) good very fine Pair: Private A. Luck, Middlesex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 28 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (6379 Pte. A. Luck. Midd’x R.) good very fine (5) £140-£180 --- Hugh Luck was born at Goudhurst, Kent on 11 June 1899, and attested for the Royal Field Artillery. He served with the 57th Brigade during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914, and was later attached to 5th Army Brigade Headquarters. He died of pneumonia in France on 26 October 1918, aged 29, and is buried in St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France. Albert Luck was born in Goudhurst, Kent and attested for the Middlesex Regiment. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action at Arras on 28 April 1917, aged 22. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Hugh and Albert Luck were the sons of Edward Henry Luck and Mary Ann Luck, of Goudhurst, Kent, and are additionally commemorated on the Goudhurst War Memorial; on two panels in the porch of St. Mary’s Church, Goudhurst; and on a family grave stone in the church graveyard.

Pair: Private A. E. Linklater, 9th Battalion, Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 23 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (351895 Pte. A. E. Linklater. R. Scotts.) generally very fine or better Three: Attributed to Flight Lieutenant M. S. Donne, Royal Air Force 1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-45, with card box of issue addressed to, ‘Mrs C. S. Wolstenholme, Chernwood, 37 Aultone Way, Sutton, Surrey’, box later annotated ‘Clarence House, 2, The Vineyard, Richmond’ and ‘Michael’s War Medals’, good very fine Three: Attributed to Guardsman T. Dinning, Grenadier Guards 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45, with named card box of issue addressed to ‘Mr. T. Dinning, 5 Hanover Square, Thurnscoe East, Rotherham, Yorks’, with hand written letter from recipient’s son of the same name, and also an address in Rotherham, dated 24 March 1979, good very fine (8) £300-£400 --- Alexander Edgar Linklater was the son of Mr J. Linklater of 11 Comely Bank Grove, Edinburgh. He served during the Great War with the 9th Battalion, Royal Scots, and was killed in action on the Western Front, 23 April 1917. Private Linklater is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. Michael Stephen Donne served during the Second War as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force. He was posted as a pilot to 17 Squadron (Hurricanes), and was shot down and killed, 11 May 1940, whilst in combat with Me. 109’s near Ypres. Donne is buried in Numansdorp Protestant Cemetery, Netherlands. ‘C. S. Wolstenholme’ is believed to be Donne’s sister. T. Dinning ‘was in the Grenadier Guards from 14th January 1941 and he was discharged on the 2nd June after being injured by a land mine and losing his left eye.’ (Letter included in lot refers)

Victory Medal 1914-19 (Lieut. J. M. Souter.); together with the recipient’s metal identity bracelet tag ‘Lieut. J. M. Souter C.E.F., R.F.C., Pres.’, good very fine £80-£100 --- James Mitchell Souter was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on 28 March 1894 and served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force, attached to 59 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, during the Great War on the Western Front from 28 March 1917. He was killed in action when his RE8 was shot down over Arras on 11 April 1917, and is buried in Orchard Dump Cemetery, France. Sold with copied record of service.

Memorial Plaque (2) (William George Peters; Ernest Joliffe) first in card envelope, second with small hole drilled at 12 o’clock and fitted with ring suspension, otherwise good very fine (2) £80-£100 --- Wilfred George Peters, a native of Chew Magna, Somerset, attested for the Somerset Light Infantry and served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 16 September 1916; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Ernest Jolliffe, a native of Warminster, Wiltshire, attested for the Somerset Light Infantry and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front. Attached to the 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, he was killed in action on Easter Sunday, 8 April 1917, presumably in the gas attacks and shelling that preceded the Battle of Arras that started officially the following day. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Sergeant F. A. Sainsbury 1/21st Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 March 1918 Military Medal, G.V.R. (650077 Sjt. F. A. Sainsbury. 1/21 Lond: R.) minor edge bruise, very fine £260-£300 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. Frederick Albert Sainsbury was born at Lewisham, and attested for the 21st Battalion, London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles) at Camberwell, London. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front, and was awarded the Military Medal in 1918, but was killed in action during the German Spring Offensive on 23 March 1918, only 10 days after the award of his M.M. had appeared in the London Gazette. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France.

Three: Private C. Cooper, East Lancashire Regiment, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War in the Spring Offensive of 1917 1914 Star (5591 Pte. C. Cooper. 1/E Lan: R.); British War and Victory Medals (5591 Pte. C. Cooper. E. Lan. R.) light contact marks, very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Charles Cooper was born on 8 May 1893, and was a resident of Bacup, Lancashire. He attested for the East Lancashire Regiment and served in ‘D’ Company, 1st Battalion, during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914. He was captured and taken prisoner of war at Oppy Wood, near Arras, during the British Spring Offensive in April 1917, and was initially held at Douai Camp. At the time of his capture he was recorded as having wounds to his head and nose.

Hornby Bahnhof ”Arras”, HL/CL, mit 2 Rampenstücken, LS/RS, L 82,5, Z 3

Two albums of black and white photographs, soldiers on service in North Africa, early 20th Century, with a soldier's Bible and an album; Arras After the Bombardment

WW1 embroidered and painted silk depicting the destruction of the town hall & belfry of Arras. 20” by 20” (pictures of before & after not included)

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig signed 7x5 page. He was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 until the end of the war. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Arras, the Third Battle of Ypres, the German Spring Offensive, and the Hundred Days Offensive. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £4.99, EU from £6.99, Rest of World from £8.99

France 1908 cheque used Credit du Nord Arras tax stamp, nice item

Royal Flying Corps Officers Identity Discs, all being private purchase examples, 2/LIEUT C S HALL ROYAL FLYING CORPS, LIEUT H A HOWELL ROYAL FLYING CORPS, 2nd Lieut A C KIDDELL R.F.C and LT C A BROWN RFC. All remain in good condition. Second Lieutenant Charles Sydney Hall was shot down and killed near Arras 7th April 1917 whilst serving with No60 Squadron.

Great War German Spring Offensive 1918 Casualty Medal Trio Gloucestershire Regiment, 1914-15 star, British War and Victory medal “14295 PTE. P.F.GUY GLOUC:R”. A native of Bristol, Percy Frederick Guy landed in France on the 12th November 1915 serving with the 1st/4th, 2nd/6th and finally the 8th Battalion. He was serving with the 8th Battalion at Velu Wood when the German Offensive started. Percy Guy is recorded to have died between the 21st and 28th March during which time the Battalions casualties amounted to 2 Officers and 37 Other Ranks killed, 9 Officers and 169 Other Ranks wounded and 4 Officers and 14 Other Ranks missing. Percy is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France.

Great War Commemorative Tapestry Belt, superb example of a woven tapestry made into a belt, with central Union flag, along the belt is the various battles that the producer was probably involved in, YPRES 1917, KEMMEL 1916, SOMME 1916, ARRAS 1917. Leather fixing straps and buckles to each end. Probably produced by a wounded soldier or the sweetheart of a soldier. Superb curio of the Great War.

North Somerset Yeomanry NCO arm badge. Good die-stamped white metal crowned star bearing ARMA PACIS FULCRA circlet and central crowned GvR cypher. Loops. VGC Fought at Ypres, Frezenberg, Loos, Arras, Scarpe, Amiens, Beaurevoir, Cambrai etc. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER ONLY

A collection of vintage costume jewellery to include a branch coral bracelet, gold tone necklace, loose beads, feather quills, a Japanese lacquer box (AF), a stratton pill box, gold tone, wrist watches, an Arras crest compact and green stone brooch. 

Box of three flying ducks, Wedgwood pin dish, Charmline ladies beach wear, World War One photograph collection - After the Bombardment of Arras etc

Three: Acting Corporal E. C. Hays, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was Mentioned in Despatches 1914-15 Star (9684 Pte. E. C. Hays, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9684 A.Cpl. E. C. Hays. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) some dark discolouration and spotting to VM, otherwise very fine Three: Private G. W. Green, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 1914-15 Star (2428 Pte. G. W. Green, Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (2428 Pte. G. W. Green. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) nearly extremely fine Three: Private A. Morgan, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Black Watch 1914-15 Star (15939 Pte. A. Morgan, R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (15939 Pte. A. Morgan. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (9) £140-£180 --- Edward Charles Hays was born at Abingdon, Berkshire, and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry at Oxford on 21 August 1914. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 November 1914, and was Mentioned in Despatches (London Gazette 21 December 1917). He transferred to the Army Reserve on 3 April 1919. Geoffrey William Green attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st/4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 March 1915. He was re-numbered 200535 and having transferred to ‘A’ Company, 5th Battalion, O.B.L.I., he was reported missing presumed dead on 3 May 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. The medal index card for Alfred Morgan indicates service with the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry (15939), Labour Corps (576468), Worcestershire Regiment (64364) and the Royal Fusiliers (GS/83458), but not the Royal Highlanders. The medal roll for the 1914-15 Star, does note service with the 6th Battalion, Black Watch, as Private, No. 15939, and later with the 43rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers with number 83458. He served during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 July 1915, and is noted as discharged from the Royal Fusiliers on 11 April 1919.