A Good WW2 1940 Evacuation of Calais Distinguished Service Medal Group of Five to a Rating in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Serving on H.M. Yacht Conidaw, Distinguished Service medal GVI, medal on pin back clasp as issued, impressed naming, “LD/X 3929 T. H. BAILEY SIG. R.N.V.R.”, 1939-45 Star, Atlantic Star, Defence medal and War medal 1939-45, last 4 unnamed as issued.Distinguished Service medal, London Gazette 27th August 1940 - For good services in operations off the Dutch, Belgian and French Coasts - Signalman Thomas Horton Bailey, RNVR, C/LD/X.3929, HMY Conidaw.The recommendation for this award survives in ADM1/11535, Operations 10-25th May 1940, “With great gallantry whilst under heavy fire from snipers, dived over the side, fully dressed, and rescued a soldier who was incapable of making any effort.”At 0305 on 26th May 1940 H.M.Y. Conidaw was ordered to deliver an urgent message to the first British Officer they saw in Calais. By this time the town was practically in German hands. Despite being advised to turn back by British destroyers they met on route they continued their mission arriving in Calais at 0615. On the way in, British soldiers were rescued who were swimming out under fire. The ship entered Calais under very heavy machine gun fire and the message was delivered (that Calais was to be held at all costs). As the tide was falling, the ship was grounded and remained there taking off wounded. Whilst in the harbour, the ship was under incessant aerial bombardment, machine gun fire and sniper. Approximately 165 people were brought back to England.Thomas Horton Bailey was born in Hastings in September 1918 and died in the same town in 1986.
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A Poignant WW2 Bomber Command Distinguished Flying Medal Group of Five to a Flying Officer Air Gunner Who Lost His Life on Active Service in June 1944, Distinguished Flying medal (D.F.M), GVI, ‘1388000 F/SGT L.G. DAVIS R.A.F.’, 1939-45 star, Air Crew Europe star with France & Germany clasp, Defence medal and War medal 1939-45. Last four unnamed as issued, group mounted for wear. Lot also accompanied by a Bomber Command commemorative medal.Distinguished Flying medal, London Gazette 12th November 1943, the recommendation for this award does not appear to have survived but it is covered buy an Air Ministry press release at the time of the award.‘Davis, Leonard George, 1388000 F/SGT 61 Squadron - This airman has invariably displayed a fine fighting spirit and outstanding zeal in his duty as air gunner. On one occasion, when attacking the grid and transformer station at Bologna, he machine gunned the target from a height of 500 feet with great determination and accuracy. His excellent technical skill and courage have frequently been of valuable assistance to his Captain.’Leonard George Davis was born in 1924 and was living in Bow, London when he joined the Royal Air Force. Initially serving in 61 Squadron he was awarded the Distinguished Flying medal in November 1943. It is thought that the Bologna raid mentioned in the press release was the raid carried out on the night of the 16/17th July 1943 when 24 Lancaster bombers attacked electrical-transformer stations at Bologna and Genoa when 2 planes were lost.He was commissioned into the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve as a Pilot Officer on probation (service number 156354) with effect from 3rd August 1943 (London Gazette 5th October 1943) and was confirmed as a Flying Officer (war substantive) in the London Gazette 4th February 1944.He was by now flying with 630 Squadron and on the night of 21/22nd June 1944 he was the Rear Gunner in the Lancaster III ND.531 detailed to attack the synthetic oil plant at Wesseling. The aircraft took off at 23.30 hours. The attacking force comprised 133 Lancaster bombers and 6 Mosquitos. Due to 10/10 cloud cover the attack was carried out using the H2S system and the plant was reported to have been damaged slightly with 21 casualties being reported in the nearby town. The force was heavily attacked by German Night Fighters resulting in the loss of 37 Lancasters (27.8% of the force), 4 of which were from 630 Squadron. Lancaster III ND531 was reported as ‘Missing without trace’Leonard George Davis is recorded as having died on 22nd June 1944 and is remembered on the Runnymeade Memorial.
WW2 Prisoner of War (POW) Efficiency Medal Group of Three to the Northumberland Fusiliers, 1939- 45 Star medal, War medal 1939-45, Efficiency medal GVI, 1st type, with Territorial suspender, “4270659 FUS. J.O. MEEKINS N.F.” medals court mounted on board for display. John Owen Meekins was born in Amble, Northumberland, on 9th June 1918. In 1940 he was serving in France with the 7th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers when he was captured. Allocated POW number 1990 he was imprisoned in Stalag IXC (Muhlhausen).
A Single Efficiency Medal to a Private in the 6th Durham Light Infantry, Taken Prisoner of War in France, May 1940, Efficiency medal GVI, 1st type, with Territorial suspension bar, “4444566 PTE. J. WARBURTON 6-DURH. L.I.” Good overall condition. John Warburton, born on 10th October 1903 in Durham was captured by German forces in France on 19th May 1940. He is confirmed as a prisoner of war on the War Office Casualty List No. 85, November 1940. Allocated prisoner number 2668 he was held captive in camp BAB21, this was 1 of 8 P.O.W. camps which along with chemical works and slave labour camps formed part of the Blechhammer facility in Upper Silesia.
Quantity of WW2 Campaign Stars etc, consisting of 3x 1939-45 stars, Atlantic star, 2x Africa stars (one with 8th army bar and MID oakleaf), 2x Italy stars, Pacific star, Burma star, 4x France & Germany stars, copy Air Crew Europe star and 3x 1939-45 War Medals. Also accompanied by a boxed Defence and War medal pair with dog tags of Flight Officer P Critchlow RAFVR. All medals un-named as issued.
Royal Air Force Long Service Medal Group of Seven Covering Service in the Second World War and Malaya, 1939-45 star medal, Africa star medal, Burma star medal, Defence medal, War medal 1939-45, General Service medal, ERII, 1918-62 with clasp Malaya, ‘509751 SGT. C.G.A. HUNTLEY R.A.F.’, Royal Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct medal, GVI, ‘509751 SGT. C.G.A. HUNTLEY R.A.F’.
An Unusual Late Issue Efficiency Medal to an Officer in the Royal Army Pay Corps, Efficiency medal GVI, 1st type, with Territorial suspension, “LT. J.A. CURTIS R.A.P.C.”, in named card box of issue.John Arthur Curtis was confirmed as a 2nd Lieutenant from the RAPC Officer Training Unit in the London Gazette 2nd July 1943. Confirmed as Lieutenant & Paymaster in the London Gazette of 5th December 1944. His Efficiency medal (Territorial) is confirmed in the London Gazette of 17th November 1986.The following Officers are awarded the Efficiency Medal (Territorial): Royal Army Pay Corps – Lt. (Hon. Capt.) J.A. CURTIS (279689) (Retired).
Elizabeth II Campaign and Long Service Good Conduct Medal Pair Royal Sussex Regiment, consisting of 1962 General Service medal with clasp SOUTH ARABIA awarded to “22244920 W.O. CL 2 H A BEAUCHAMP R.SUSSEX” and Regular Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal “22244920 W.O. CL 2 H A BEAUCHAMP R.SUSSEX”. Both generally good condition.
Canadian Long Service Medal Group of Four for Service in the Korean War, Queens Korea, Canadian silver issue, United Nations Korea medal, both named “SB12329 H P MCINTEE”, Canadian Forces Decoration, “L SGT H P MCINTEE”, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal for Korea, unnamed and in titled box of issue. Information supplied by the vendor indicates that Howard Price McIntee enlisted into the Lincoln & Welland Regiment in September 1949. He then served in the 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment, Canadian Guards, Algonquin Regiment, Royal Regiment of Canada and finally, the Canadian Provost Corps. Served in Korea from March 1953 until March 1954 (including a 7-day spell in detention in April 1953). Canadian Forces Decoration awarded on 18th December 1963 and discharged in June 1966. Sadly, Howard McIntee passed away on 20th June 1999 in Toronto at the age of 66.
Queens South Africa Medal to 19th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry (Paget’s Horse), medal with clasps Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal and South Africa 1901, awarded to ‘13503 TPR: F.C. DORRIEN, 73RD COY 19TH IMP YEO:’ Medal and clasps all confirmed on the medal rolls. Frederick Campbell Dorrien also served as a Private in the Cape Police 2 with service number 1157. Aged 25 and from Kennington, London, he enlisted on 27th March 1900 in the City of London, giving his next of kin as his Father Captain Frederick Dorrien and his trade as none! He was discharged from Pagets Horse on 24th June 1901. 19th Imperial Yeomanry was formed by George Paget, the son of Lord Alfred Paget, he recruited mainly from the upper middle class members of London Gentlemen’s clubs and other professional men.
Kings South Africa Medal 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys), medal with clasps South Africa 1901 and South Africa 1902, Impressed naming, “3666 PTE. M. LEAHY 2ND DRGNS:” Mounted with ribbon for the allied victory medal.Michael (Patrick) Leahy, from Ballynekill, Ireland attested for the 4th Dragoon Guards on 11th July 1890, he transferred to the Army Reserve in February 1898 and was recalled for service in South Africa on 20th December 1899. He served in South Africa with the 2nd Dragoon Guards (Royal Scots Greys), his Kings South Africa medal is confirmed on the medal roll as is his entitlement to a Queens South Africa medal with 3 clasps (Johannesburg, Cape Colony and Orange Free State).
A Victorian Volunteer Long Service Medal to a Colour Serjeant in the 2nd Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps, Volunteer Long Service medal, VR, engraved naming, “CLR. SGT. THOS. CHAPLIN 2ND MX. RIFLE VOLR. CORPS FEB 14TH 1895”. Medal mounted on M. Jenkins & Son Birm. pin back bar. Medal to 1266 Colour Serjeant Thomas Chaplin is confirmed in Army Order of 17th Jan 1895.
Five Clasp Military General Service Medal to the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, medal with clasps Busaco, Albuhera, Vittoria, Pyrenees and Nive. Awarded to ‘ G, LYNGS, SERJT 66TH FOOT’. Small edge knock to the regiment.Confirmed on the roll for all 5 clasps.George Lyngs was a weaver from Derby, he served for 3 years and 11months as a Private, 3 years as a Corporal and 1 year and 10 months as a Serjeant. He was invalided home on 24th March 1814 and discharged on 3rd February 1815. The Chelsea register shows ‘amputated left arm below the elbow from wound. George Lyngs died on 24th April 1869.
Victorian New Zealand 1845-66 Medal to the 43rd Regiment of Foot with Original Documentation, undated reverse, impressed naming, ‘2967 SERGT THOS BUDD. 43RD FOOT’, edge knock to letter ‘E’ in Sergt. Accompanied by original parchment Certificate of Service, dated 20th May 1866 in Otahuliu, New Zealand. Original accounts book covering the period 1864-66.Thomas Budd was discharged on 9th May 1866 in New Plymouth, New Zealand, at his own request and on payment of £20, he was to remain in New Zealand as a settler. He spent 12 years and 176 days in the Regiment having served 9 years 10 months in India (no clasp Indian Mutiny medal) and 2 years 6 months in New Zealand (New Zealand medal). His character and conduct were deemed to be good, and he was in possession of 1 Good Conduct Badge despite being in the Regimental Defaulters book 7 times and having been tried by Court Martial on 2 occasions. He seems to have been a bit of a character having later been found to have been a deserter from the Royal Sussex Light Infantry Militia when he attested for the 43rd Regiment in October 1852, he deserted in May 1853 re-joining in September 1853 when he was tried by District Court Martial and sentenced to be imprisoned and marked with a ‘D’. Promoted to Serjeant on 28th October 1864 he was once again tried and imprisoned, this time for improper conduct on 3rd January 1866 and reduced to Private on 6th January 1866.
Edward VII Army Long Service Good Conduct Medal Royal Irish Fusiliers, awarded to “3307 C.SGT E CALLACHER RL IRISH FUS”. Medal remains in good condition. Colour Sergeant Edward Callacher was from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He served in ‘A’ company of the 1st battalion Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was discharged in Aldershot, 15th July 1910. He served in the Boer War and was awarded the Queens South Africa medal with clasps Defence of Ladysmith, Talana, Transvaal and Orange Free State. He was also awarded the Kings South Africa medal with both clasps. He had previously served with the 3rd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles. He was awarded his Long Service Good Conduct medal in 1908.
Collection of King Edward VIII Coronation Badges and Insignia, being a mixture of button type, gilt metal and medal types. Various constructions and sizes. All generally good condition. King Edward VIII was the eldest son of King George V and originally came to the throne in January 1936, only to be forced to abdicate the throne due to his desire to marry US divorce, Wallace Simpson. His abdication led to the coronation of his brother King George VI and the reign of the current strand of the British Royal Family. Edward VIII became the Duke of Windsor. He was known for his close relations with Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany which resulted in him being classed as a Nazi Sympathiser. During WW2 he was stationed with the British Military Mission in France until its fall to the Germans. He spent the rest of the war as the Governor of the Bahamas. After the war he settled in France with Wallace Simpson, who he married in 1937, he died on 28th May 1972.
George V Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal to the Coast Guard, awarded to “298836 H. FOSTER LG. BTN. H.M. COAST GUARD”, with matching period miniature medal, unnamed. Harold Foster was born in the town of Hastings, Sussex, on 11th August 1883 and he joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker 2nd Class on 30th September 1901. His record shows he ‘ran’ on 3rd May 1903 and was recovered on 9th March 1904 and sentenced to 42 days hard labour. His subsequent good behaviour resulted in the ‘Run’ remarked being struck from his record on 12th June 1919. He transferred to the Coast Guard service on 19th April 1912 and was discharged on 19th January 1923. He is also entitled to a British War medal for his Great War service.
A Superb Great War Military Cross and Bar, Distinguished Conduct Medal Group of Seven to the Royal Field Artillery, Military Cross, GV, with 1st award bar, unnamed as issued, Distinguished Conduct medal, GV, ‘7634 B.S.MJR. W.A. SEARLE 104/BY: R.F.A.’, 1914 Star medal with August/November clasp, ‘7634 SJT. W.A. SEARLE R.F.A.’, British War and Victory medals ‘CAPT. W.A. SEARLE’, Defence medal and War medal 1939-45. Small edge knock to British War medal and Victory medal. First five medals mounted on bar for wearing. Also with the following items case for Military Cross, miniature medals, Military Cross, 1914 star with clasp, British War Medal, Victory medal, Defence medal, War medals 1939-45, mounted as worn; ribbon bar for Military Cross, 1914 Star with rosette, British War medal and Victory medal; two Great War German shoulder boards, Regt. 28 and 384 Regt. (Officer); cloth Overseas Service Stripes (4 blue, 1 red); German ersatz soap bar; Collection of German aerial reconnaissance photographs of the Ypres area clearly showing trench lines. Original copy of the ‘Kolnische Zeitung’ newspaper, dated 20th June 1919. Small box containing metal foil strips, a mix of oxidised and bright metal, with a note saying it had been dropped by German aircraft to confuse radar (window).Military Cross, London Gazette 3rd June 1919 – Lt. (A./Capt.) William Arthur Searle, D.C.M., R.F.A., attd. 311th Bde., R.F.A., T.F.Distinguished Conduct Medal, London Gazette 1st January 1917, with citation published in the London Gazette of 13th February 1917.7634 B./S./M. W.A. Searle R.F.A - For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He, with an officer, supervised the digging out of two guns under heavy fire. He set a splendid example of coolness and courage throughout the operations.Bar to Military Cross has not been confirmed.Born in Kingston Surrey on 17th September 1881, William Arthur Searle enlisted into the Royal Field Artillery on the 17th April 1900. He served mainly in the UK with the exception of the period from September 1910 to October 1914 when he was based out in India. Returning to Europe he joined the British Expeditionary Force in France on 6th October 1914. He was Commissioned on 11th March 1917 shortly after the gazetting of his Distinguished Conduct medal, having spent just over 15 years in the ranks and 1 year 213 days as a Warrant Officer. Promoted to the rank of Acting Captain in the Royal Artillery Territorial Force from August 1917 through to 26th May 1919. He applied to retire on 1st April 1920 giving has address as Bendemeer Road, Putney, London.
Great War 1914 Star Medal Trio to the 2nd Battalion The Queens (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, 1914 Star medal, “L-9798 PTE. W. WINCHESTER 2/THE QUEEN’S R.”, British War and Victory medals “9798 SJT. W. WINCHESTER THE QUEEN’S R.” Generally good condition. William Winchester was From East Grinstead and enlisted into the Royal West Surrey Regiment on 30th November 1907. Sentenced to 56 days imprisonment for desertion in April 1912. He arrived in France on 4th October 1914. Promoted to Serjeant on 17th June 1916 he later transferred to the Labour Corps serving with 133 Company prior to being discharged as no longer fit for service due to epilepsy on 11th February 1918. Entitled to the August-November clasp on the 1914 star.
An Indian Mutiny and Army Long Service Medal Pair 95th Regiment of Foot, Indian Mutiny medal without clasp, “JOHN CREE, 95TH REGT”, Army Long Service and Good Conduct medal, VR, “41. PTE. J. CREE. 95TH FOOT”. A couple of light edge bruises on first medal. Private John Cree from Newtownards, Ireland, enlisted into the 95th Regiment on 25th August 1857 with Regimental number 41. He was discharged on 21st October 1878 on termination of his second period of engagement having served a total of 21 years and 50 days of which 11 years and 1 month were served in East India. The award of the Mutiny medal and Long Service and Good Conduct medal (awarded 5th December 1876) are confirmed in his service record.
An Unusual Royal Navy Long Service Medal Group of Four to the Petty Officer Who Piped Rear-Admiral Meurer on Board H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, the British Flagship, at the Surrender of the German Fleet in November 1918, 1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medals, “170905 L. GOFF P.O.2. R.N.”, Royal Navy Long Service and Good Conduct medal, 1st type, “170905 LEWIS GOFF BOATN HMSCOASTGUARD”. Medals accompanied by his Boatswains Call on its chain, the one used to pipe the German Admiral aboard H.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, newspaper cuttings from December 1939 relating to Goff’s service in World War One, birth, marriage and death certificates, various photographs, Royal Navy and Coast Guard certificates of service, Torpedo and Gunnery History sheets, HMS Queen Elizabeth Christmas Card dated 1919, a souvenir booklet for the surrender of the German Navy, November 1918 and an Admiralty shoe horn.Lewis/Louis Goff was born on 8th August 1876 in Calshot Castle, Hampshire. He entered the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 5th December 1892. Advancing to Petty Officer 2nd Class in July 1902 on Royal Sovereign he moved to the Coast Guard Service in Northern Ireland in March 1905. Awarded his Long Service medal in February 1912 the transferred back to the Navy in August 1914 serving in H.M.S. Excellent (Portsmouth) before moving to the battleship HMS Queen Elizabeth on 22nd December 1914. Serving the whole of the war on the same ship he was present in November 1918 when he had the dubious honour of piping on board German Rear-Admiral Meurer, the representative of Admiral Franz von Hipper, to negotiate the details of the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet with Admiral Beatty. Post war he once again joined the Coast Guard Service until his retirement in May 1920. In December 1939 the Daily Mail ran an article on the ‘man who piped defeated Admiral aboard’ with photos of Goff saluting the German Admiral, his Boatswains Call and a picture of Goff in later life blowing the Call, he expressed his wish to be able to pipe aboard another defeated enemy Admiral in the current war but sadly this was not to be as he died of chronic bronchitis at St. Austell, Cornwall, on January 17th 1941.
A Great War 1915-15 Star Medal Trio and WW2 Defence Medal to a Private in the Royal Fusiliers who was Discharged due to Wounds in November 1917, 1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medals “17531 PTE. G.S. HOUSDEN R. FUS.”, with Defence medal 1939-45, unnamed as issued. George Stanley Housden, a Grocer’s Assistant from New Kent Road, Chelsea, London attested for service in the 2nd Royal Fusiliers on 7th May 1915. Served in the Mediterranean theatre of war from the 24th October 1915 until 3rd July 1916, after a short spell in the UK he then went to France on 23rd August 1916. Whilst serving with the BEF he was badly wounded and transferred to 302nd Company Labour Corps until he was discharged due to the effects of his wounds, with a Silver War Badge, on 27th November 1917.
Great War 1914-15 Star Medal Trio to a Private in the Yorkshire Regiment Who Died of Wounds in 1916 at Home, 1914-15 Star medal, British War and Victory medals, “3258 PTE. G. GREEN. YORK: R.” Generally good condition. Gordon Green from Dalton, Thirsk, served in France with the 1/4th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment from 9th October 1915. Returned to the UK wounded, he died in Manchester on 2nd October 1916 at the age of 19. He is 1 of 3 casualties buried in Dalton (St John) Churchyard, Yorkshire.
Great War 1914-15 Star Medal Trio to a Private in the East Yorkshire Regiment Who Was Accidently Shot by a Comrade Whilst Cleaning his Rifle, 1914-15 Star medal, “2221 PTE. W.S. MURRAY E. YORK: R.”, British War and Victory medals “2221 PTE. W.S. MURRAY E. YORK. R”. Generally good condition. Walter Stanley Murray was born in Hull on 30th December 1877 and enlisted in the 1/4th East Yorkshire Regiment on 1st September 1914. He served in France from 17th April 1915. On 11th June 1915 the battalion was in the trenches at Sanctuary Wood and the war diary records ‘No.2221 Private Murray accidently killed by Private Chester who was cleaning his rifle’. Walter Stanley Murray is commemorated on Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, he is also included in De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour with a photograph.
Great War 1914-15 Star Medal Trio to a Private in the Yorkshire Regiment Who Was Killed in Action a Week After Arriving in France, 1914-15 Star medal, “1649 PTE. S. BONE YORK: R.”, British War and Victory medal medals “1649 PTE. S. BONE YORK. R.” With 2 original issue letters for the British War medal and the Victory medal. 19 year old Samuel Bone from Kent Street, Middlesborough landed in France on 18th April 1915 with the 1/4th Battalion Alexandra, Princess of Wales’s (Yorkshire) Regiment. On the 24th April the Battalion was in the Ypres salient and was detailed to attack across the canal at Wieltie on to St. Julien when they suffered casualties of 10 killed, 59 wounded and 17 wounded and missing. The following day the Battalion were based in the trenches at Potijze with 1 man being killed and 2 wounded. Samuel Bone was reported as missing later presumed killed on or since 25th April 1915 and having no known grave he is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ypres.
Great War 1914-15 Star Medal Trio to a Private in the 10th Battalion York & Lancaster Regiment Who Was Killed in Action in July 1917, 1914-15 Star medal, “18021 PTE. A. MASON YORK: & LANC: R.”, British War and Victory medals “18021 PTE. A. MASON Y. & L. R.” Generally good condition. Albert Mason from Enfield Road, Newcastle upon Tyne landed in France on 13th May 1915 and served with the 1st, 2nd, 9th and was killed in action whilst serving with 10th Battalion on 15th July 1917. On this date the Battalion was in the trenches in the region of Kemmel-Dranoute, Belgium. During the month of July 1917, the Battalion had 10 Other Ranks killed, Private Albert Mason now rests in the Pond Farm Cemetery, Belgium.
WW1 1914-15 Star Medal Trio to a Corporal in the King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1914-15 Star medal, “2604 PTE. F. BECKWITH YORKS. L.I.”, British War and Victory medals, “2604 CPL. F. BECKWITH K.O.Y.L.I.” Frederick Beckwith who arrived in France on 13th April 1915 with 1/5th Battalion. Also served as 238176 Lancashire Fusiliers and 240379 K.O.Y.L.I.
Great War 1914-15 Star Casualty Medal Trio to a Private in the 16th (Church Lads Brigade) Kings Royal Rifle Corps, 1914-15 Star medal, “C-101 PTE. A.J.H.C. CUTTING K.R.RIF:C.”, British War and Victory medals “C-1013 PTE. A.J.H.C. CUTTING K.R.RIF.C.” 21 year old Arthur James Harry Clifford Cutting, born in Fulham, was living as a Grocers Assistant in Woodbridge Suffolk when he attested for the 16th Kings Royal Rifle Corps on 31st October 1914. He landed in France on 16th April 1915 and was reported missing presumed killed on 23rd April 1917 when the Battalion attacked the German Hindenberg Line at the Sensee River with 100th Infantry Brigade. Zero hour was 4.45am and by the time the Battalion moved back from the front at 9pm they had suffered 260 Other Rank casualties. Arthur James Harry Clifford Cutting was reported missing during the days fighting, later presumed dead he is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France.
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