Three: Lance-Sergeant W. W. Spillman, 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 30 January 1915 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8041 L. Sjt. W. M. [sic] Spillman. 2/ North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (8041 Cpl. W. W. Spillman. North’n. R.); Memorial Plaque (Walter Waverley Spillman) in card envelope, minor spots of verdigris on plaque otherwise generally good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Walter Waverley Spillman was born at Mile End, London in 1888 and attested for the Northamptonshire Regiment at Stratford, Essex in July 1906. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914 and was killed in action on 30 January 1915. He is buried at Euston Post Cemetery, Laventie, France.
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Three: Private J. Fowler, 1st Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), who was discharged in 1915 due to wounds received at Zonnebeke during the First Battle of Ypres on 24 October 1914 1914 Star (7662 Pte. J. Fowler. 1/ R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7662 Pte. J. Fowler. R. Berks. R.) very fine or better (3) £100-£140 --- Joseph Fowler was born in Compton, Berkshire in 1886 and attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment on 29 March 1904. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 August 1914, and was wounded in action at Zonnebeke on 24 October 1914, being repatriated to England four days later. He was discharged, no longer physically fit for war service, on 1 October 1915 and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
Three: Private F. E. Plumridge, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 25 January 1915 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9820 Pte. F. E. Plumridge. 2/ R. Berks: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9820 Pte. F. E. Plumridge. R. Berks. R.) minor spots of corrosion, otherwise very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Frederick Ernest Plumridge was born in Windsor, Berkshire in 1894 and attested there for the Royal Berkshire Regiment. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914 and was killed in action on 25 January 1915. He is buried in Fauquissart Military Cemetery, Laventie, France.
Three: Private S. H. Newson, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1914 Star (8752 Pte. S. H. Newson. 1/ R. W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-8752 Pte. S. H. Newson. R. W. Kent R.) nearly very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Stephen Henry Newson was born at Borough, Surrey in 1889 and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Maidstone, Kent in September 1907. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 August 1914 until 3 January 1915, and was discharged, physically unfit for war service, on 15 May 1915, being awarded a Silver War Badge.
Three: Private J. E. Streeter, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 10 November 1914 1914 Star (L-7987 Pte. J. Streeter. 1/Middx: R.); British War and Victory Medals (L. 7987 Pte. J. Streeter. Midd’x R.) very fine (3) £140-£180 --- Jeremiah Emery Streeter was born in Croydon, Surrey in 1884 and attested for the Middlesex Regiment in London on 14 August 1902. He served with them in South Africa, China and Singapore before transferring to the Army Reserve on 13 August 1910. Having re-engaged for service on mobilisation on 5 August 1914, he served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 August 1914 and was killed in action in France on 10 November 1914. On the latter date the Battalion was occupying trenches in front of La Boutillerie, north-west of Le Masnil, where they were subjected to constant shelling with an almost daily roll of casualties. Private Streeter was a former plate layer on the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway and was the son of John William and Eliza Streeter of Croydon and the husband of Lizzie Streeter of 4, Thirsk Road, South Norwood, London. He is buried in Rue-David Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, France where his grave is among those brought from Abbey Wall Cemetery, La Boutillerie, Fleurbaix - under the north wall of the ruined Chartreux Abbey. Here were buried 60 soldiers from the United Kingdom (including 46 of the 1st Middlesex who fell in October and November 1914).
Three: Private E. Aylott, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 August 1916 1914 Star (L-14141 Pte. E. Aylott. 2/ Midd: R.); British War and Victory Medals (L. 14141 Pte. E. Aylott. Midd’x R.) good very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Edward Aylott was born at Cheshunt, Hertfordshire in 1893 and attested for the Middlesex Regiment at Mill Hill on 24 June 1912. Posted to the 2nd Battalion, he served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 November 1914 and was killed in action on 7 August 1916. He is buried in Vermelles British Cemetery, France.
Three: Lance-Sergeant H. J. Waller, 4th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), later 3rd Battalion, with whom he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914 Star, with clasp (L-8114 L. Cpl. J. H. [sic] Waller. 4/Midd’x R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-8114 Cpl. J. H. [sic] Waller. Midd’x R.) nearly very fine (3) £240-£280 --- D.C.M. London Gazette 14 January 1916; citation published 11 March 1916: ‘For conspicuous good work. Although untrained in bomb-throwing, Sergeants Coleman and Waller, when bombers were not available, threw bombs with great coolness and effect for four hours.’ Herbert Joseph Waller was born in Edmonton, Middlesex on 27 October 1884 and his Regimental Number indicates that he first attested for the Middlesex Regiment in 1902. He served with the 4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914, subsequently being posted to the 3rd Battalion, with which battalion he was serving at the time of the award of his Distinguished Conduct Medal. He died in Battersea, London in January 1950.
A Great War ‘Salonica’ M.M. and ‘Western Front’ Second Award Bar group of four awarded to Sergeant F. J. Weedon, 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (11956 Sjt: F. J. Weedon. 3/R. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (L-11956 Pte. F. J. Weedon. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (L-11956 Sjt. F. J. Weedon. R. Fus.) edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise nearly very fine (4) £600-£800 --- M.M. London Gazette 25 September 1917. Bar to M.M. London Gazette 19 August 1919. Frederick James Weedon was born in London on 5 December 1888. He served with the 3rd Battalion, Royal Fusiliers in France from 18 January 1915 until October 1915, when the battalion embarked for Egypt and onward transportation to Salonica where they had disembarked in early January 1916. His M.M. is thought to have been awarded for an action near Barakli-Djuma on 15 May 1917, this action being recognised as a battle honour for the battalion. In July 1918, the battalion moved to France, via Greece and Taranto, and joined the 149th Brigade in the 50th (Northumbrian) Division. He was awarded a Bar to his M.M. for the final battles of the war in October-November 1918, and was discharged on 12 March 1919. Sold with detailed research.
Three: Private S. A. Rogers, 1st Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment) 1914 Star (3-9901 Pte. S. A. Rogers. 1/ Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3-9901 Pte. S. A. Rogers. Wilts. R.) nearly very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Sidney Arthur Rogers was born in Avebury, Wiltshire in 1894 and attested for the Wiltshire Regiment on 30 June 1913. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 September 1914 and was discharged physically unfit for war service on 15 May 1915, being awarded a Silver War Badge.
Three: Sergeant G. Painter, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Edinburgh’s (Wiltshire Regiment), who was severely wounded at the Battle of Loos in 1915 and died of influenza on 15 February 1919 1914 Star, with copy clasp (7990 Pte. G. Painter. 2/Wilts: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7990 Sjt. G. Painter. Wilts. R.) good very fine (3) £100-£140 --- George Painter was born in Brokenborough, Wiltshire in 1889 and attested for the Wiltshire Regiment on 18 November 1907. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1914 and was promoted Sergeant on 7 April 1915. He was severely wounded in action in the hip in France and having been repatriated to England on 4 October 1915 was posted to the 3rd Wiltshires (Portland Garrison) on 18 February 1916. Painter’s wounds were almost certainly received at the Battle of Loos, 25 September - 8 October 1915, where the battalion suffered 400 casualties. Remaining in the United Kingdom, Sergeant Painter transferred to the Dorset Regiment in September 1916 and to the Labour Corps on 25 October 1917. He was serving with 598 Agricultural Company when he died of influenza and broncho pneumonia on 15 February 1919, and is buried in Wroughton (St. John the Baptist and St. Helen) Churchyard, Wiltshire.
Three: Acting Lance-Sergeant W. E. Taylor, 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment 1914 Star (1513 Pte. W. E. Taylor. 1/ Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1513 Pte. W. E. Taylor. Manch. R.) very fine (3) £80-£120 --- William Edward Taylor attested for the Manchester Regiment on 5 January 1909 and served with the 1st Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 August 1914. He was subsequently posted to the 4th (Extra Reserve) Battalion and was discharged, aged 28 years, on 11 March 1919, as surplus to military requirements (having suffered impairment since entry into the service), being awarded a Silver War Badge.
Three: Corporal G. Harrison, 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment, who having served on the Western Front in 1914, embarked with the 11th (Service) Battalion for Gallipoli and also served in East and German South West Africa before returning to France in July 1916 where he was wounded on 20 September 1916 1914 Star (6585 Pte. G. Harrison. 2/ Manch: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6585 Cpl. G. Harrison. Manch. R.) good very fine (3) £120-£160 --- George Harrison first attested for the Manchester Regiment in 1901 and served with the 2nd Battalion, Manchester Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 October 1914. He was then posted to the 11th (Service) Battalion and served in Gallipoli from 25 November 1915 to 9 January 1916. The British War and Victory Medal Roll states that Harrison then served in East Africa (British East Africa, German East Africa, Rhodesia Nyasaland and Uganda) from 10 January 1916 until 18 March 1916 and subsequently served in German South West Africa from 19 March 1916 until 9 July 1916. Harrison returned to France and, having been promoted Corporal, suffered gun-shot wounds to the face on 20 September 1916 and was treated in the field at No. 3 Casualty Clearing Station. On the date that Harrison was wounded, the 11th Battalion was present at the fighting near Mouquet Farm in the heart of the Somme battlefield. He was repatriated to England on 23 September 1916 and later transferred to the Royal Defence Corps.
Three: Private M. Keane, 1st Battalion, Prince of Wales’s (North Staffordshire Regiment) 1914 Star (6861 Pte. M. Keane. N. Staff: R.); British War and Victory Medals (6861 Pte. M. Keane. N. Staff. R.) edge bruise to last, about very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Michael Keane was born in County Westmeath, Ireland in 1876 and attested for the North Staffordshire Regiment in February 1903, serving in the East Indies from October 1903 until January 1911, at which time he joined the Army Reserve. He was mobilised on 5 August 1914 and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 November 1914. Returning to England on 31 January 1916, he was discharged on the termination of his period of engagement on 22 February 1916.
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Three: Private L. E. Arbery, 2nd Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment 1914 Star (7510 Pte. L. E. Arberry [sic]. 2/ York: & Lanc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7510 Pte. L. E. Arbery. Y. & L.R.) good very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Leonard Ernest Victor Arbery was born in London in 1886 and attested for the York and Lancaster Regiment on 17 November 1903. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 9 September 1914, and was discharged, Class P, from the 3rd (Reserve) Battalion on 2 April 1917, no longer physically fit for war service, being awarded a Silver War Badge. He died in Fulham in 1930.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Private William Booth, 13th Battalion, Liverpool Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (48670 Pte. W. Booth. 13/L’Pool. R.) edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine £500-£700 --- M.M. London Gazette 24 January 1919. Bar to M.M. London Gazette 29 March 1919. Also entitled to Silver War Badge which gives his date of enlistment as 17 January 1916, and his discharge as 5 February 1919. Sold with research including copied M.M. and Medal Index Cards.
Three: Lance-Corporal R. Lamont, 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders (Duke of Albany’s), later 1st/6th (Morayshire) Battalion, who was killed in action at the Capture and Defence of Roeux in May 1917 1914 Star (8961 L. Cpl. R. Lamont. 2/ Sea: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (8961 Pte. R. Lamont. Seaforth.) very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Robert Lamont was born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland and attested for the Seaforth Highlanders at Paisley, Renfrewshire. He served with the 2nd Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914 and was subsequently posted to the 1st/6th (Morayshire) Battalion (Territorial Force), part of the 51st Highland Division. He was killed in action with the 1st/6th Seaforths at Roeux between 12 and 16 May 1917. On 12 April 1917, during the Battle of Arras, Roeux was attacked by the 9th (Scottish) Division without success, its defence against capture being strongly augmented by virtue of it being built over a system of caves. The 51st (Highland) Division, however, succeeded in taking the chemical works close to the railway station on 22 April and, after prolonged and fierce fighting, the village was captured by the same division on 14 May. The chemical works were lost and recaptured on 16 May. Lamont is buried in Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Roeux, France.
Three: Private R. S. McGregor, 1st Battalion, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders, who was killed in action during the First Battle of Ypres on 22 October 1914 1914 Star (9426 Pte. R. McGregor. Cam’n: Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9426 Pte. R. S. McGregor. Cam’n Highrs.) nearly extremely fine (3) £200-£240 --- Roy Stuart McGregor was born in Edinburgh and served with “B” Company, 1st Battalion, Cameron Highlanders during the Great War on the Western Front from 14 August 1914. He was killed in action at Ypres on 22 October 1914, aged 19 years; he has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
Three: Private D. J. Wilson, 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, later Somerset Light Infantry, Labour Corps, and Royal Army Service Corps 1914 Star (8455 Pte. A. [sic] J. Wilson. 1/R. Ir: Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (8455 Pte. D. Wilson. R. Ir. Rif.) nearly very fine (3) £80-£120 --- David John Wilson attested for the Royal Irish Rifles on 31 December 1906 and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914. He subsequently transferred to the Somerset Light Infantry and was repatriated for Home Service with the 664th Employment Company, Labour Corps from 7 July 1917. After the cessation of hostilities, Private Wilson transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps and was discharged on 21 February 1919 due to sickness, being awarded a Silver War Badge.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Sergeant R. C. Montgomery, 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (19124 Sjt: R. Montgomery. 10/R. Innis: Fus:) very fine £500-£700 --- M.M. London Gazette 13 March 1918. Bar to M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919. Robert Charles Montgomery was born at Limavady, Derry, Ireland, on 11 July 1893. Living at Everton, near Liverpool, at the time of the outbreak of war in 1914, Robert and his brother Samuel travelled to Derry where they enlisted into the 10th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers with consecutive regimental numbers. Samuel was killed in action on 1 July 1916, but Robert survived the war, landing in France on 5 October 1915, and ending the war in the rank of Acting Company Sergeant Major having won the M.M. and Bar. He was discharged from the Army on 25 March 1919 and returned to Liverpool where he died aged 65. Sold with detailed research including an interesting article written by his grandson for a local newspaper on the 100th anniversary of the battle of the Somme which can be found in the following link: http:www.newsletter.co.uk/news/northern-ireland-news/the-somme-ulster-fry-confirmed-the-offensive-was-near-1-7457556#ixzz4DQN9owKi
Four: Corporal W. G. Oliver, 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles 1914 Star, with copy clasp (5864 Cpl. W. G. Oliver. R. Ir: Rif.); British War and Victory Medals (5864 Cpl. W. G. Oliver. R. Ir. Rif.); Defence Medal, unnamed as issued, slight edge bruising to second and third, nearly very fine (4) £80-£120 --- William George Oliver served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 September 1914.
Three: Private F. Jacks, 1st Battalion, Princess Victoria’s (Royal Irish Fusiliers) 1914 Star, with copy clasp (9156 Pte. F. Jacks. R. Ir: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (9156 Pte. F. Jacks. R. Ir. Fus.) heavily polished and lacquered, therefore good fine (3) £80-£120 --- Frederick Jacks served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914.
Three: Private P. Reynolds, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales’s Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 20 August 1915 1914 Star (3503 Pte. P. Reynolds. Leins: R.); British War and Victory Medals (3503 Pte. P. Reynolds. Leins. R.) nearly very fine (3) £120-£160 --- Patrick Reynolds was born at Banagher, King’s County, Ireland in 1885 and attested for the Leinster Regiment at Birr, King’s County. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 25 October 1914 and was killed in action on 20 August 1915. He is buried at Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Belgium.
Three: Private D. Hogan, 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, who was captured and taken Prisoner of War following the rear-guard action at Etreaux, during the retreat from Mons, on 27 August 1914 1914 Star, with copy clasp (8075 Pte. D. Hogan. R. Muns: F.); British War and Victory Medals (8075 Pte. D. Hogan. R. Mun. Fus.) traces of verdigris, about very fine (3) £300-£400 --- Dan Hogan served with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 August 1914 and was taken prisoner of war on 27 August 1914 following the battalion’s famous rearguard action at Etreux during the retreat from Mons. The ‘Last Stand’ of the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers at Etreux was the result of the ‘Munsters’ being ordered to save the 1st Division, to cover the rear-guard of its retreat from Mons, to hold the village of Fesmy and only to retire if ordered or was driven out. For a whole day and more, the battalion stuck to its task, holding up nine German battalions, out-numbering the ‘Munsters’ by 5 to 6 times their strength. The Story of the Munsters at Etreux, Festubert, Rue de Bois and Hulloch, by Rickard, and The History of the Royal Munster Fusiliers, by McCance, cover the action in detail. The latter refers: ‘The action is likely to become the classical example of the performance of its functions by a rear-guard. The Battalion not only held up the attack of a strong hostile force in its original position, thereby securing the unmolested withdrawal of its Division, but in retiring drew on itself the attacks of very superior numbers of the enemy. It was finally cut off at Etreux by five or six times its numbers, but held out for several hours, the remnant only surrendering when their ammunition was practically exhausted and only a small number of men remained unhurt. The survivors were warmly congratulated by the Germans on the fine fight they had made. No other claim to a memorial near Etreux is likely to be advanced-certainly nothing which would not take second place to the Munsters.’ Sold together with a Buckingham Palace letter to released prisoners of war.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Sergeant J. Garside, 1/5th Battalion, West Riding Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (3594 Pte. J. Garside. 1/5 W. Rid: R.-T.F.) edge bruising, contact marks and polished, otherwise nearly very fine £500-£700 --- M.M. London Gazette 9 December 1916. Bar to M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919. John Garside was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, on 22 May 1896, and attested for the West Riding Regiment at Huddersfield on 14 December 1914. He disembarked in France with the 1/5th Battalion on 14 April 1915, where they were engaged in the battle of Aubers Ridge the following month. He won the M.M. on the Somme in 1916, a citation being published in a local newspaper, jointly with 4246 Private R. S. Smith of the same regiment: ‘For gallantry near Thiepval on 19th September 1916, in carrying a message from the line to Battalion Headquarters under heavy machine-gun, rifle and shell fire.’ He was promoted to Corporal on 3 May 1917 and to Sergeant on 29 January 1918. He was wounded at the Battle of the Sambre on 7 November 1918, with a gunshot wound to the neck, and it is quite likely that the Bar to his M.M. was awarded for this action, being announced in the War Diary at the end of the same month. Garside was demobilised at the end of March 1919. Sold with detailed research.
Three: Private E. Jones, 1st/2nd Battalion, Monmouthshire Regiment, later Welsh Regiment 1914 Star, with copy clasp (2154 Pte. E. Jones. 1/2 Mon: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2154 Pte. E. Jones. Monmouth. R.) nearly very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Ellis Jones attested for the Monmouthshire Regiment on 8 August 1914 and served with the 1st/2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 November 1914. He later transferred to the 5th Battalion, Welsh Regiment and was discharged, no longer physically fit for war service, on 30 June 1916.
Four: Sergeant H. P. Edmunds, 1st/5th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade), later Acting Captain, Royal Field Artillery, who was severely wounded in August 1916 and subsequently Mentioned in Despatches for services with the Anti-Aircraft Service at Home 1914 Star (7878 Sjt. H. P. Edmunds. 5/ Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaves (Lieut. H. P. Edmunds.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (7878 Sjt. H. P. Edmunds. 5- Lond. R.) very fine (4) £240-£280 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 20 February 1919: ‘For valuable services rendered in connection with anti-aircraft services in the United Kingdom.’ Hugh Percival Edmunds was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire in 1884 and was a stock exchange clerk by civilian occupation. He served with the 5th Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 November 1914 before being discharged to a commission with the 3/1 (Wessex Brigade) Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) on 26 October 1915. He suffered gun-shot wounds to both thighs in August 1916 and was treated at Queen Alexandra’s Military Hospital at Millbank from 21 August to 6 October 1916 after which he convalesced with other wounded officers at Polesden Lacey - the country estate of Margaret Greville. He was later Mentioned in Despatches for services on attachment with the 27th Anti-Aircraft Company, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Three: Private L. E. H. Austin, 1st/9th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles) 1914 Star (1740 Pte. L. E. H. Austin. 9/ Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1740 Pte. L. E. H. Austin. 9-Lond. R.) good very fine (3) £80-£120 --- Lynnstead Ernest Harold Austin was born at Islington, London in 1894 and served with the 1st/9th Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 November 1914.
Three: Private S. J. Tomblin, 1st/13th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Kensington), later 2nd/13th (County of London) Battalion, who served during the Great War on the Western Front, in Salonika, and in German South West Africa 1914 Star (1184 Pte. S. J. Tomblin. 1/13 Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1184 Pte. S. J. Tomblin. 13- Lond. R.) slight edge nick to second, very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Sydney James Tomblin was born at Marylebone, London in 1890 and served with the 1st/13th Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 4 November 1914 until 15 March 1916. The Kensingtons fought at Neuve Chapelle with credit and later at Aubers Ridge where, as the first Territorial battalion to be employed as an assaulting unit in a major operation, they were the only battalion to penetrate the German lines and gain their objectives. With promised support failing to materialise, they were unable to hold on however and following a terrible withdrawal the battalion had lost 436 men, reducing the battalion strength to 30%. General Sir Henry Rawlinson commanding the IV Corps met the survivors and congratulated them on their excellent work: ‘By your splendid attack and dogged endurance you and your fallen comrades won imperishable glory for the 13th London battalion. It was a great feat of arms surpassed by no battalion in the Great War.’ (”The Kensingtons” 13th London Regiment by Bailey and Hollier). Tomblin was posted to the 2nd/13th Battalion in Salonika from December 1916 until June 1917 and then embarked for service in German South West Africa, where he remained until shortly after the end of the war.
Three: Sergeant J. C. Doherty, 1/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish), later 30th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment, and King’s African Rifles 1914 Star (2264 Pte. J. C. Doherty. 14/Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2264 Pte. J. C. Doherty. 14-Lond. R.) very fine (3) £80-£120 --- John Campbell Doherty initially served with the 1/14th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (London Scottish) during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 September 1914. He transferred to the 30th City of London Regiment on 31 December 1916 and afterwards saw promotion to Sergeant, later transferring to the 3rd Battalion, King’s African Rifles.
Three: Private F. Loudoun, 1st/16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) 1914 Star (1597 Pte F. Loudoun. 1/16 Lond: R.); British War and Victory Medals (1597 Pte. F. Loudoun. 16-Lond. R.) very fine (3) £100-£140 --- Frank Loudoun served with the 1st/16th Battalion, London Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 November 1914. Sold together with an empty Princess Mary Christmas Tin 1914.
Three: Sergeant P. Munks, 1st/1st Battalion, Hertfordshire Regiment 1914 Star (2623 Pte. P. Munks. 1/1 Herts: R.); British War and Victory Medals (2623 Sjt. P. Munks. Herts. R.) very fine or better (3) £80-£120 --- Percival Munks was born in 1894 and having attested for the Hertfordshire Regiment on 1 September 1914 served initially as a Private with the 1st/1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 6 November 1914. Advanced Sergeant, he was discharged on 13 February 1919, no longer physically fit for war service, and was awarded a Silver War Badge.
Pair: Private E. I. Hanton, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 December 1917 British War and Victory Medals (G-21878 Pte. E. I. Hanson. E. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (Ernest Isaac Hanton); Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Ernest Isaac Hanton E. Kent Regt.’, all mounted along with a photograph of the recipient in a glazed display frame, good very fine (4) £160-£200 --- Ernest Isaac Hanton was born in Lowestoft, Suffolk, and attested there for the 9th Kent Yeomanry Cyclist Regiment Transferring to the East Kent Regiment (The Buffs), he served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 7 December 1917. His Commanding Officer wrote: ‘I regret to say that Private Hanton, of “C” Company, was killed on the night of 6-7 December. The only details available are that a shell pitched right in the trench, killed two men, including Private Hanton, and wounded three others. Death must have been instantaneous, and he can have suffered no pain. We took his body down to Battalion Headquarters for a decent burial. He went all through the big push, and it is hard luck that he should have been killed after it.’ Hanton is buried in Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand, France. He was just 19 years of age. Sold with copied research. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. and Second Award Bar awarded to Corporal William Sewell, 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R., with Second Award Bar (25409 Pte. W. Sewell. 6/Nth’n: R.) good very fine £500-£700 --- M.M. London Gazette 2 November 1917. Bar to M.M. London Gazette 17 June 1919. William Sewell was born at Sunnyside, Hertfordshire, and attested for the 3rd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment on 10 December 1915. He went to France in September 1916 and was posted to the 6th Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. He was severely wounded in the left buttock on 5 April 1918, and for much of late June to early September 1918 in hospital suffering with pyrexia. He was discharged to Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 6 October 1919. Sold with detailed research including copied attestation papers.
Three: Private H. Daft, Royal Warwickshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 October 1914 1914 Star, with clasp (717 Pte. H. Daft. R. War: R.); British War and Victory Medals (717 Pte. H. Daft. R. War. R.); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Daft) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure; together with the recipient’s aluminium identity disc, ‘717 H. Daft R. War. R. C. of E.’, extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Herbert Daft was born in Walsall, Staffordshire, and attested for the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Birmingham. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 August 1914, and was killed in action on 13 October 1914. He is buried in Meteren Military Cemetery, France. Sold together with a Royal Warwickshire Regiment silver sweetheart brooch; a small portrait photograph of the recipient mounted in a large ‘patriotic’ glazed frame; and copied research, including a newspaper cutting that notes that the widow was left with an infant child, born since her husband went away. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.
Three: Second Lieutenant C. W. Sherwood, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), who was killed in action at Burlon Wood, Cambrai, on 28 November 1917 1914-15 Star (E-459 Pte. C. W. Sherwood. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. C. W. Sherwood.) all in named card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Clement Walter Sherwood) in card envelope, extremely fine (4) £160-£200 --- Clement Walter Sherwood was born n Sheffield, Yorkshire, and attested for the Royal Fusiliers, serving with the 17th (Empire) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 November 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Fusiliers on 22 November 1916, and was killed in action at Burlon Wood, Cambrai, on 28 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient; and copied research.
Pair: Private A. H. Lindsay, King’s (Liverpool Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 5 January 1918 British War and Victory Medals (235310 Pte. A. H. Lindsay. L’pool R.); Memorial Plaque (Alexander Hugh Lindsay) in card envelope; together with the recipient’s card identity disk ‘Lindsay 235310 Pres King’, extremely fine (3) £120-£160 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Alexander Hugh Lindsay was born in Manchester and attested there for the Yorkshire Regiment in September 1916, subsequently transferring to the King’s Liverpool Regiment. He served with the 6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 5 October 1918. He is buried in Anneux British Cemetery, France. Sold with a portrait photograph of the recipient, and another of him in a newspaper cutting; three postcards written to the recipient from his wife, and housed in a leather wallet; a small flask; a photograph of the recipient’s original grave; and other ephemera.
Pair: Private H. R. Davies, King’s (Liverpool Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 August 1918 British War and Victory Medals (93781 Pte. H. R. Davies. L’pool R.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Robert Hercules Davies [sic]) in card envelope; together with a Lancashire Senior Competition A Team Championships prize medal, gold (9ct, 16.91g), the reverse engraved ‘Salford 1898-9 H. Davies’, nearly extremely fine (4) £240-£280 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Hercules Robert Davies was born in Manchester and attested there for the King’s Liverpool Regiment. He served with the 4th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 13 August 1918, aged 19. He is buried in Hagle Dump Cemetery, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the medals; photograph of the recipient's original grave; a photograph of he recipient, and one of his parents; a newspaper cutting containing a photograph of the recipient; and copied research. Note: The gold prize medal is believed to have been awarded to the recipient’s father, William Hercules Davies.
Pair: Private A. W. Maddison, Lincolnshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, on which date his Battalion suffered over 450 casualties British War and Victory Medals (16723 Pte. A. W. Maddison. Linc. R.); Memorial Plaque (Arthur William Maddison) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, BWM cleaned, very fine and better (3) £300-£400 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Arthur William Maddison was born in Revesby, Lincolnshire, and attested for the Lincolnshire Regiment at Lincoln. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916, and was killed in action on the 1st day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. On this date the 2nd Battalion was detailed to attack Ovillers: in position at 3:30 a.m. the wire along the whole of the front was reported cut, and the leading waves moved into No Man’s Land at 7:25 a.m., with the German front line reached under heavy fire. 200 yards had been taken by 7:50 a.m. after fierce fighting, with the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Reginald Bastard, recording that after three hours’ fighting only he and one other officer were left, “and we had bullet holes in our clothing”. Counter attacks forced the withdrawal later that morning, the battalion having suffered total casualties of 471. Maddison was amongst those killed; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
A well-documented pair awarded to Private G. Naylor, Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment), who was killed in action on the Western Front on 3 May 1917 British War Meal 1914-20 (38434 Pte. G. Navlor [sic]. W. York. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (38434 Pte. G. Naylor. W. York. R.); Memorial Plaque (Guy Naylor) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine (3) £180-£220 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Guy Naylor was born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, and attested there for the Prince of Wales’s Own West Yorkshire Regiment on 26 October 1916. He served with the 15th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 January 1917, and was posted Missing, presumed killed in action on 3 May 1917. A letter from his Commanding Officer states: ‘Private Naylor took part in the attack on the German positions east of Gavrelle on 3 May, and went gallantly forward with his platoon. When the Battalion was mustered after the fight, I much regret to say that he was Missing. You have my deepest sympathy in your anxiety, and we all grieve to have lost a good comrade and brave soldier.’ The battalion suffered 4 Officers and 15 other ranks killed, 122 other ranks wounded, and 8 Officers and 262 other ranks missing on that date. Naylor has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial, France. Sold together with the recipient’s cap badge; named Record Office enclosures for both medals; various original hand-written letters to the recipient’s wife, both from the recipient prior to his death, and by others after his death; three silk pocket squares, one woven with the West Yorkshire Regimental crest; two portrait photographs of the recipient, one housed in a contemporary metal glazed frame with ‘Union Flag’ surround; various newspaper cuttings; and copied research.
Three: Private A. Peat, Leicestershire Regiment, who was killed in action during the attack on Bazentin-le-Petit in the Battle of the Somme on 14 July 1916, on which date his battalion suffered over 550 casualties 1914-15 Star (11962 Pte. A. Peat. Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (11962 Pte. A. Peat. Leic. R.); Memorial Plaque (Alfred Peat) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine (4) £100-£140 --- Alfred Peat was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and attested there for the Leicestershire Regiment on 1 September 1914. He served with the 7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 29 July 1915, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 14 July 1916. On this date the Battalion was involved in an attack on Bazentin-le-Petit: they advanced at 3:25 a.m. and were held up by enemy machine gun fire, but managed to take the enemy’s front and second lines by 4:00 a.m., by which point only 2 officers were left in action. The village was later cleared, and the line was established in Bazentin-le-Petit Wood. Total casualties suffered by the Battalion that day were 553. Peat was amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
Pair: Sergeant O. Hollies, Cheshire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (21676 Sjt. O. Hollies. Ches. R.); Memorial Plaque (Oliver Hollies) in card envelope; Memorial Scroll ‘Serjt. Oliver Hollies, Cheshire Regt.’, nearly extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- Oliver Hollies was born in Dudley, Worcestershire, and attested there for the Cheshire Regiment. He served as a Sergeant with the 15th (Bantams) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 27 March 1918, during the German Spring Offensive. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial, France. Sold with a photographic image of the recipient, and copied research.
Three: Sergeant W. A. Faux, Gloucestershire Regiment, who was Mentioned in Despatches, and died of wounds on the Western Front on 15 October 1917 1914-15 Star (478 Pte. W. A. Faux. Glouc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (478 A.W.O. Cl.2 W. A. Faux. Glouc. R.); Memorial Plaque (William Albert Faux) in card envelope, extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. William Albert Faux was born in Bristol and attested there for the Gloucestershire Regiment. He served with the 1st/6th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 31 March 1915. He was promoted Sergeant in early 1916, and then Acting Company Sergeant Major in February 1917, and was Mentioned in Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig’s Despatch of 2 April 1917 (London Gazette 22 May 1917). Invalided suffering from shell-shock after the attack on Pozieres, he quickly resumed his duties at the front line, and was severely wounded at the Battle of Passchendaele on 9 October 1917, which resulted in his right leg being amputated. It was complications from this wound that led to his death in Boulogne Hospital on 15 October 1917, and he is buried in Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France. A letter written to the recipient’s mother from his Captain states: ‘Your son was a very fine N.C.O., one of the best in the battalion. If any soldier is fated to die out here, he would wish to die as your son did, at the head of his men, in the hour of victory, leaving behind a name that will be remembered and respected in years to come by all who knew him.’ Sold with the recipient’s original M.I.D. Certificate, this named to ‘Gloucestershire Regiment, No. 265019 Serjt. W. A. Vaux [sic] 1/6th Bn. (T.F.)’, this housed in a glazed display frame; named Record Office enclosures for all three medals; a postcard photograph of the recipient; and copied research, including various newspaper cuttings.
Pair: Private H. A. Brooke, East Lancashire Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on the first day of the German Spring Offensive, 21 March 1918 British War and Victory Medals (235561 Pte. H. A. Brooke. E. Lan. R.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Harold Andrew Brooke) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure; Memorial Scroll ‘Pte. Harold Andrew Brooke, E. Lancashire Regt.’, in OHMS transmission tube, addressed to ‘Mrs. Brooke, 5 Sea View, Easington Village, Co, Durham’; together with the recipient’s card identity disc, ‘Brooke HA 235531 CE East Lancs’; and an Easington Colliery Tribute Medal, gold (9ct, 7.70g), the obverse engraved ‘HB’, the reverse engraved ‘Presented by the Inhabitants of Easington Colliery for Services Rendered during the Great War 1914-1919’, extremely fine (5) £300-£400 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Harold Andrew Brooke was born in Hanley Staffordshire, and resided at Easington Village, co. Durham. He attested for the Yorkshire Regiment, before transferring to the East Lancashire Regiment, and served with the 2nd/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action at Hargicourt on 21 March 1918, the first day of the German Spring Offensive. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosure; official notification of death; and two Red Cross letters regarding the recipient’s burial, that state that he was originally buried near Hargicourt.
Three: Second Lieutenant L. G. Hadenham, East Surrey Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 18 July 1916 1914-15 Star (4769 Sjt. L. G. Hadenham. E. Surr. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. L. G. Hadenham) all in named card boxes of issue; Memorial Plaque (Laurence George Hadenham) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, extremely fine (4) £140-£180 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Laurence George Hadenham was born in Little Wenlock, Shropshire, and attested for the East Surrey Regiment, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 27 July 1915. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant on 29 November 1915, and subsequently served with the 9th Battalion. He received a gunshot to the head whilst in the communication trenches at Messines on the morning of 17 July 1916, and died of his wounds the following day, 18 July 1916, at No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station. He is buried in Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France. Sold with copied research.
Family Group: Pair: Private W. Brock, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 October 1916 British War and Victory Medals (27328 Pte. W. Brock. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (William Brock) in card envelope, extremely fine Pair: Private J. Brock, Essex Regiment, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Cambrai on 20 November 1917 British War and Victory Medals (31572 Pte. J. Brock. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (John Brock) in card envelope, extremely fine (6) £240-£280 --- William Brock was born in Faristead, Essex, and attested for the Essex Regiment at Braintree, Essex He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1916, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 23 October 1916, on which date the Battalion was involved in an attack east of Lesbœufs and Gueudecoiurt, suffering 255 casualties. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France. John Brock, the brother of William Brock, was born in Faristead, Essex, and attested for the Essex Regiment at Braintree, Essex He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of Cambrai, 20 November 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, France. Sold with copied research.
Three: Lance-Corporal A. H. Smith, Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment), who was killed in action during an attack at High Wood, in the Battle of the Somme, on 22 July 1916, on which date his Battalion suffered over 400 casualties 1914-15 Star (L-10621. Pte. A. H. Smith. R.W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-10621 Pte. A. H. Smith. R.W. Kent R.); Memorial Plaque (Arthur Harold Smith) in card envelope, traces of remnants of solder to reverse of plaque, otherwise extremely fine (4) £120-£160 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Arthur Harold Smith was born in Maidstone, Kent, and attested for the Royal West Kent Regiment at Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, on 30 December 1914. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 May 1915, and was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 22 July 1916. On this date the Battalion was involved in an attack on Wood Lane, at High Wood. Advancing up the eastern side of High Wood at 9:52 p.m. they were met with heavy enemy machine gun fire which soon brought the attack to a standstill, with almost all the officers casualties, and they were withdrawn at dawn, having suffered a total of 421 casualties. Smith was amongst those killed. He is buried in Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, France. Sold with copied research.
Three: Private R. J. Price, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), who died of wounds on the Western Front on 4 September 1915 1914-15 Star (2365. Pte. R. J. Price. Middx. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2365 Pte. R. J. Price. Midd’x R.); Memorial Scroll, ‘Pte. Robert James Price, Middlesex Regiment’, the Scroll mounted alongside the Buckingham Palace enclosure in a glazed display frame, very fine and better (4) £100-£140 --- Robert James Price was born in Hornsey, Middlesex, and attested there for the Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment on 6 August 1914. He served initially in Gibraltar guarding German prisoners of War, and whilst there was severely wounded by a bayonet in the side during rioting by the 8,000 German prisoners held there. Recovering, he served with the 1st/7th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 March 1915, and was severely wounded in both legs whilst engaged on a night patrol operation on 25-26 August 1915, when his party was intercepted by the enemy. For his gallantry in bringing in the wounded under heavy enemy fire during this operation Private William Moutrie was awarded the D.C.M. Price died of wounds at No. 5 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, on 4 September 1915, and is buried in Abbeville Cemetery, France. Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the British War and Victory Medals; and copied research, including a photographic image of the recipient.
Three: Second Lieutenant H. G. B. Taylor, Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment), late London Regiment, who was killed in action leading his platoon in an attack at Bouleaux Wood during the Battle of the Somme, 16 September 1916, on which dated the 1st/7th Battalion suffered over 300 casualties 1914-15 Star (2655 Pte. H. G. B. Taylor. 16. Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2.Lieut. H. G. B. Taylor) last two in named card box of issue, extremely fine (3) £70-£90 --- Herbert George Brooks Taylor attested for the London Regiment, and served with the 16th Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles) during the Great War on the Western Front from 24 January 1915. Wounded by a piece of shell on 3 May 1915, he was subsequently commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Duke of Cambridge’s Own Middlesex Regiment on 4 August 1915, and was killed in action on 15 September 1916, whilst leading his platoon in action Bouleaux Wood during the Battle of the Somme. The first two Companies, “A” and “C” Companies, moved forward at 8:20 a.m., and Battalion historian Colonel E. J. King records that these were in a moment practically annihilated, leaving just 25 men. There was no hesitation when “B” and “D” Companies advanced, but these also came under heavy fire, and the Battalion as a whole suffered 300 casualties out of an attacking strength of 500, of whom 125 were killed. In a letter to his widow,Taylor’s Colonel wrote: ‘He had not been with us very long, but he had gained the respect and liking of all of us. A very good officer, he will be difficult to replace, and his services can be ill-spared by his country. I beg that you will accept in your great sorrow the deepest sympathy of myself and my officers.’ Taylor is buried in Combles Communal Cemetery Extension, France, with his headstone incorrectly recording the date of his death as 16 September 1916 (although the Battalion War Diary confirms that he died on 15 September). Sold with named Record Office enclosure for the three medals, and copied research.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M awarded to Lance-Corporal R. Thomas, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (240915 Pte. -L.Cpl.- R. Thomas. 24/R.W. Fus:); 1914-15 Star (2819 Pte. R. Thomas, R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (2819 Pte. R. Thomas. R.W. Fus.); together with the recipient’s Order of St. John Prior of Wales badge, the reverse engraved ‘Robert Thomas WA.21058.’, light contact marks, very fine (5) £300-£400 --- M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919. Robert Thomas attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Colwyn Bay and served with them during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War from 8 August 1915, and subsequently with the 24th Battalion on the Western Front. Awarded the Military Medal, he was disembodied on 9 March 1919.
Family Group: Pair: Private F. Burdett, Manchester Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 June 1917 British War and Victory Medals (40916 Pte. F. Burdett. Manch. R.), both in named card boxes of issue, with outer OHMS transmission envelopes addressed to ‘Mrs. M. Burdett, 204, Harrison Road, Leicester’; Memorial Plaque (Frank Burdett) in card envelope, extremely fine Pair: Private W. H. Burdett, South Staffordshire Regiment British War and Victory Medals (5333 Pte. W. H. Burdett. S. Staff. R.) nearly extremely fine (5) £120-£160 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Francis Burdett was born in Leicester and attested there for the Leicestershire Regiment. Transferring to the Manchester Regiment he served with the 19th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on the Ypres Salient 23 June 1917. He is buried in Perth Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium. Sold with named Record Office enclosures for both medals, a large portrait photograph of the recipient, mounted in a glazed display frame; and copied research. William H. Burdett, the brother of Francis Burdett, was born in Nottingham and attested for the South Staffordshire Regiment, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front. Wounded, he was honourably discharged on 5 May 1919. Sold with the recipient’s Honourable Discharge Certificate, this mounted in a glazed display frame. Please note that this lot is not suitable for shipping, but can be hand delivered within mainland Britain by prior arrangement with Christopher Mellor-Hill.
Three: Acting Corporal W. Terry, 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916, on which date the Battalion suffered almost 600 casualties 1914-15 Star (1339. Pte. W. Terry. 5-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (1339 A.Cpl. W. Terry. 5-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Walter Terry) in card envelope, remnants of solder and small central indentation to reverse of plaque, otherwise extremely fine (4) £400-£500 --- Walter Terry was born in Stratford, Essex, and attested for the 5th (London Rifle Brigade) Battalion, London Regiment in London. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 September 1915, and was killed in action on 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme. On this date the Battalion was involved in the 56th (1st London) Division’s attack at Gommecourt, where they were driven out of the enemy trenches with great loss. In his report of the battle, Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Bates gives the strength of his battalion at the time of assembly for action as 23 officers and 803 other ranks. At 5:00 p.m. in the British line he would count just 89 unwounded men. Total casualties were given in the Regimental history as 588. Terry was amongst those killed. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Three: Lance-Corporal H. Algar, 13th (Princess Louie’s Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 7 September 1916 1914-15 Star (2656. Pte. H. Algar. 13-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (2656 Pte. H. Algar. 13-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (Herbert Algar) in card envelope; together with two prize medals, the first silver and inscribed ‘Prize Medal, Swimming 1912’; the second bronze and inscribed ‘Prize Medal, Crystal Palace Fête 1913’, extremely fine (6) £140-£180 --- Herbert Algar was born in Kensington, London, and attested there for the 13th (Princess Louise’s Kensington) Battalion, London Regiment. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 11 February 1915, and was killed in action on 7 September 1916. A letter written to the recipient’s father from Captain Geoffrey Leigh, “B” company, 13th London Regiment, states: ‘Your son was killed instantaneously by a shell whilst in the Reserve Trenches. He did not suffer at all. He was one of the most promising N.C.O.s in the Company and he is a great loss to us all.’ Algar is buried in Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, France. Sold with Record Office enclosures for the three medals; official notification of his death, and hand-written letter from his Captain; a hand-written essay by the recipient, entitled ‘Time’; and other ephemera and copied research.
Three: Private W. Bickle, 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 December 1915, aged just 16 1914-15 Star (3479, Pte. W. Bickle. 20-Lond. R.); British War and Victory Medals (3479 Pte. W. Bickle. 20-Lond. R.); Memorial Plaque (William Bickle) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure; together with the recipient’s card identity disc ‘Bickle W. 3479. 20 Ldn. CE’, extremely fine (4) £300-£400 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. William Bickle was born in Lee, London, on 19 June 1899 and attested for the 20th (Blackheath and Woolwich) Battalion, London Regiment, at Blackheath, underage, serving with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 November 1915. He was killed in action when the enemy detonated a mine and blew out the front line section of ‘Kink’ trench near the Hohenzollern Redoubt at Loos on 27 December 1916. Bickle was just 16 years old at the time of his death. A newspaper cutting states: ‘Private William Bickle joined the 20th London in April last, when he was 15 years and 10 months old. He was a particulary tall boy and, being keen to serve, succeeded in getting in. Before he went to the front in October his mother threatened to inform the authorities as to his correct age, with a view to preventing him from going abroad. “If you do”, he said, “I shall join another Regiment in another name and then you will not know where to find me.” He was determined to get to France. His parents visited him at the training camp a week before he left and found after six months of soldiering he was keener than ever. From the front he sent home cheerful letters, but these ceased about a month ago. Last week his parents’ apprehensions were confirmed by the receipt of an official notice stating that Private Bickle was killed in action on 27 December. In his last letter home, which reached them that day, he informed them he was going back to the trenches.’ Bickle has no known grave and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France. Sold with a religious charm; a bracelet with two photographs of the recipient encapsulate, one of the recipient as a young child, and the other of him in his military uniform; and copied research, including a newspaper cutting which contains a photograph of the recipient.
A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Acting Corporal J. Roughton, Essex Regiment Military Medal, G.V.R. (42581 Pte. J. Roughton. 2/Essex R.) nearly very fine £240-£280 --- M.M. London Gazette 29 August 1918. Joshua Roughton attested for the South Staffordshire Regiment, and served with them initially during the Great War on the Western Front, before transferring to the Essex Regiment.
Pair: Private R. H. King, 20th Battalion, Australian Imperial Forces, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 28 October 1917 British War and Victory Medals (5689. Pte. R. H. King. 20-Bn. A.I.F.); Memorial Plaque (Robert Henry King) in card envelope, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, nearly extremely fine (3) £180-£220 --- Provenance: Acquired by the vendor directly from the recipient’s family. Robert Henry King was born in Clerkenwell, London, and having emigrated to Australia attested for the Australian Imperial Force at North Sydney, New South Wales. He served with the 20th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 May 1916, and in a letter home, dated 26 August 1917, he writes: ‘According to the way that the Germans keep retreating I think that he is fed up with it and will soon turn it in and the sooner he does the better for all of us.’ King was killed in action on 28 October 1917. A comrade from the same unit stated: ‘I saw Private King killed at Halfway house at Ypres. He was out delivering rations when he was caught by a shell, which killed him instantly.’ He is buried in Perth Cemetery, Zillebeke, Belgium. Sold with a quantity of ephemera, including silk postcards and letters written by the recipient to his wife; a small coloured portrait of the recipient housed in a silver pendant; two Australian Military Forces ‘For Australia’ memorial silks; cap badge; and an A.I.F. ‘To the Women of Australia. For Duty Done’ lapel badge, reverse numbered ‘189350’; together with official telegram and letter notification of death; a portrait photograph of the recipient and a photograph of his original grave; and a large quantity of copied research.
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Belmont, Modder River, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901, unofficial rivets between fourth and fifth clasps (337 Corpl: R. Henderson. M.M. Police.) edge bruising, the obverse heavily polished and worn, therefore fair, the reverse better £80-£120 --- Robert Henderson was born in Banchory, Aberdeen, in 1868 and attested for the 2nd Dragoons at Edinburgh on 3 June 1886, having previously served in the 1st Stirlingshire Rifle Volunteers. He transferred to the Military Mounted Police on 1 October 1891, and served with them in South Africa during the Boer War from 22 October 1899 to 19 September 1901. He saw further service in Egypt from 21 February 1903 to 20 October 1906, and was discharged on 2 June 1907, after 21 years’ service. Sold with copied record of service.
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