WW1 MERCANTILE MARINE PAIR, FROM DOVER WITH ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS

WW1 Mercantile Marine pair
To- WILLIAM.B.LANE
William Bertie Lane was born in Dover 10-9-1888 & served as a trimmer with the Mercantile Marine. He died in 1939 in Dover & the group comes complete with a postcard photograph of the recipient in civilian clothing along with his funeral bill & a letter of condolence from his local odd fellows lodge.
NEF/GVF & Complete with copy...  read more

Code: 55374

WW1 1914-15 STAR, OFFICER 16th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE & FLANDERS 1-7-1916, FIRST DAY OF THE SOMME

WW1 1914-15 Star
To- LIEUT.A.C.PURNELL.MIDDX.R
Arthur Channing Purnell was a champion sculler from Ryde on the Isle of Wight and was sadly killed in action in France & Flanders 1-7-1916 on the first day of the Somme. Whilst serving as a captain with the 16th service battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. (Public schools battalion) He has no known grave but is commemorated on the Th...  read more

Code: 55380

WW1 1914-15 TRIO, 1st DORSET REGIMENT OFFICER, KILLED IN ACTION, FRANCE & FLANDERS 13-4-1915

WW1 1914-15 Trio
To- 2.LIEUT.T.H.H.WOOD.DORSET.R (Star)
& 2.LIEUT.T.H.H.WOOD (Pair)
Theodore Herbert Henry Wood was born in Fulham, London 14-1-1891 and was educated at Truro Grammar school before entering Oxford university in 1910 where he was to study both Greek & Latin along with holy scripture to follow in the footsteps of his late father. He was sadly killed in action ...  read more

Code: 55381

WW1 1914 MONS STAR TRIO, 1st NORFOLK REGIMENT, KILLED IN ACTION FRANCE & FLANDERS 22-10-1914

WW1 1914 Mons Star trio
To- 8888.PTE.H.H.BROOKS.1/NORF.R
Herbert Henry brooks was born in Worlingham, Suffolk & enlisted in Norwich. He first landed in France 16-8-14 serving with the 1st battalion of the Norfolk regiment & was sadly killed in action in France & Flanders 22-10-1914. He was 21 years of age at the time of his death & is buried in the Boulogne eastern cemetery. He is...  read more

Code: 55382

WW1 PAIR, YORKSHIRE REGIMENT / GREEN HOWARDS

WW1 Pair
To- 32019.PTE.H.COULSON.YORK.R
Herbert Coulson first served overseas with the Yorkshire Regiment but finished his war serving with the Labour corps with service number 12713
His victory medal was lost on the railway in 1923 & was handed in to the lost property office in York. It was returned to the recipient at his home address of
47 Gauntlet Street, Middle...  read more

Code: 55377

WW1 MEMORIAL SCROLL IN A PERIOD FRAME, OFFICER 5th MIDDLESEX REGIMENT, MC & M.I.D RECIPIENT, K.I.A F&F 1-7-1916, FIRST DAY OF THE SOMME

WW1 Memorial scroll in a period oak frame
To- CAPTAIN WILLIAM STANLEY MEAKE
MIDDLESEX REGIMENT
William Stanley Meeke first landed in France 30-9-1914 serving with the 1st battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. He was awarded the Military Cross (MC) in the London gazette 22-6-1915 & mentioned in despatches for services in France in the same London gazette. He was sadly killed ...  read more

Code: 55383

WW1 DCM & 1914-15 TRIO, 9th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGIMENT, FOR GALLANTRY AT LE TOUQUET SALIENT 19-1-1916

GVR 1st type WW1 Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) & 1914-15 Trio To-
14566.L-CPL.R.HOWARTH.9/L.N.LANC.R (DCM)
& 14566.L-CPL/SJT.R.HOWARTH.L.N.LAN.R (Trio)
Robert Howarth from Bolton first landed in France 25-9-1915 serving with the 9th service battalion of the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. He was awarded the DCM in the London gazette 15-3-1916 for his services in the Le...  read more

Code: 55351

WW1 MILITARY MEDAL (MM) & BAR GROUP, 2/6th WEST RIDING REGIMENT, FROM SKIPTON

GVR 1st type WW1 Military Medal (MM) & Bar & WW1 Pair To- 266951.CPL.R.NUTTER.2/6.W.RID.R
Richard Nutter from Skipton was a member of the 2/6th battalion of the Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment & was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for services in France in the London gazette 13-3-1918. This was followed by the award of the bar to the MM also for services in France & this was pu...  read more

Code: 55365

EGYPT PAIR, THE NILE 1884-85 & LS&GC, ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT

Egypt & Sudan medal with 1882 dated reverse & The Nile 1884-85 Clasp, Victorian 3rd type army LS&GC & 1882 dated Khedives star
To- 2015.PTE/SJT.H.PIPE.1/R.SUSSEX.REGT
Henry John Pipe was born in London 9-1-1859 and enlisted in to the 35th regiment of foot 8-1-1873 age 14. He trained as a bandsman & served as such with the regiment for a total of 21 years. He transferred to the Eas...  read more

Code: 55350

BOER WAR & WW1 GROUP, PRESTON CORPS ST.JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE & R.A.M.C

QSA 1899-1902 With clasps for Cape Colony & South Africa 1902, 1914-15 Trio & EVII St. Johns Boer War Medal
To- 16591.PTE.R.CREWE.R.A.M.C (QSA)
30269.PTE.R.CREWE.R.A.M.C (1914-15 Trio)
16591.PTE.R.CREWE.PRESTON.CORPS.(St.John)
Robert Crewe from Preston joined the R.A.M.C as a special enlistment in November 1901 & was a member of the Preston Corps of the St.Johns Amb...  read more

Code: 55349