British War Medal 1914-1920 - For Sale

British War Medals 1914-1920 for sale

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I have various British War Medals for sale. Please contact me if you would like to buy any medals on this page or request additional photos. 

British War Medal, erased (pictured above); perfect gap-filler; SOLD

Left to right: Aquila Bradley, Alfred Broadbent, Fred Clarkin

3-12617 Sjt. A. Bradley. W. Rid. R.

12167 Sgt Aquila Bradley, 9th West Riding Regt. Number dates to early Oct 1914. Arrived France 29th July 1915 as a private; later promoted. Pte appears on 1914-15 Star, Sjt on other two medals. Appears in casualty list, wounded, on 20th March 1916. Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio. To Class Z on the 18th Feb 1919. SOLD

6552 Pte. A. Broadbent. W. Rid. R.

6552 Pte Alfred Broadbent, 1/4th West Riding Regiment; later 547209 Labour Corps. Appears in casualty list, wounded, published 20th January 1917. SOLD

4/1815 Pte. F. Clarkin. W. Rid. R.

1815 Pte Frederick (Fred) Clarkin was born in Halifax, Yorkshire in 1883. He attested with the 4th (Militia) Bn of the Yorkshire Regt on the 5th November 1902 (stated aged, 17 years and 3 months) and then enlisted with the regular Yorkshire Regt on the 19th December 1902 (reg number 7081), for 3&9; later extended to 8&4, serving in the UK, India and South Africa until discharged for misconduct on the 17th May 1909 (6 years and 150 days).

Attested with the 4th Duke of Wellington’s Regiment on the 8th August 1914. Served overseas with D Coy, 1/4th Battalion from the 14th April 1915. Accidentally wounded in the chest on the 20th September 1915 by a bullet exploding in a fire when lunch was being cooked. Returned to duty on the 26th September and killed in action on 16 October 1915. He is buried in Bard Cottage Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium. Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio. Papers in WO 96, WO 97 and WO 363. SOLD

ZP 1251 AB Lawrence Edward Crane, RNVR

ZP 1251 L I E Crane AB RNVR
ZP/1251 Able Seaman Lawrence I Edward Crane was born in 1897 and was living in Sawbridgeworth, Herts when he enlisted in December 1915. Entitled to pair. £30. 

Frederick Dott, William Moon, Herbert Russell

60904 Pte. F. E. Dott. York. R.

60904 Frederick Ernest Dott, 2nd Yorkshire Regt; later 59045 1st King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. To Class Z 8th Jan 1919. SOLD

21615 Pte. W. Moon. York. R.

21615 Pte William Moon, 1st GB Yorkshire Regt; later 53177 2nd GB, Northumberland Fusiliers. Discharged KR 392 (xxviii). Entitled to pair. retaining rod missing. SOLD

3265 Sjt. H. W. Russell. York. R.

3265, later 203447 Sgt Herbert William Russell, 4th Y&L. Enlisted 17 Apr 1915; disch 27 Mar 1918, wounds, aged 28. Entitled to pair and SWB. SOLD

Richard Stevens, Robert Walton, Oswald Wheater

203857 Pte. R. H. Stevens. W. Rid. R.

203857 Richard Henry/Harry Stevens. Enlisted 17th July 1916, discharged sick 9th March 1918 aged 33. Served overseas with the 1/4th Battalion, West Riding Regt. £30.

38929 Pte R Walton. Yorks L I

38929 Pte Robert Walton, 2nd KOYLI, later 9th KOYLI. Number dates to Jan 1918. For instance, 38923 joined the 2nd KOYLI on 4th Jan 1918, having arrived in France the previous day. This man had originally attested 31st Oct 1916, mobilised 19th Feb 1917 and joined 90th TRB on the 22nd Feb 1917. Transferred to 264 Infantry battalion on the 1st July 1917. Likelihood is that Robert Walton was a young soldier, probably 18 years old in 1917 and probably from Yorkshire. Entitled to pair. SOLD

10196 Sjt. O. F. Wheater. E. York R.

10196 Oswald Fraser Wheater, a career soldier who served with the 2nd and 8th Battalions, East Yorkshire Regt; later 23442 6th Dorsetshire Regiment. Transferred to Section B, Army Reserve on the 8th February 1919. 10196 indicates that he joined the East Yorks Regt in about Feb 1914.

Whilst serving with the 8th E Yorks Regt received a slight gunshot wound to his right thigh. He was sent to No 4 Stationary Hospital on the 9th October 1917 and was discharged to duty on the 28th October 1917. By this stage he was 29 years old, and had served 6 years of which two years and 4 months had been with the Field Force. His name appeared in a casualty list published on the 25th October 1917. SOLD

16835 Pte L. G. Playle R. Suss. R.

16835 Pte Lewis George Playle, Royal Sussex Regiment; later 554686 Pte, Labour Corps. Born in Ridgewell, Essex in 1898 or 1899 (aged 2 and 12 in 1901 and 1911 census returns). SWB roll states that he enlisted on 25th May 1916 but this is the date of mobilisation and suggests that John was born on the 25th May 1898. The regimental number dates to June 1917. Research suggests he probably arrived overseas in May or June 1917 and possibly served with 2nd Battalion. 

Appears in War Office casualty list published on the 25th September 1917. Subsequently transferred to Labour Corps and discharged due to sickness on 18th July 1919. Married Ellen L Whatley in 1921 (Lambeth, 1st quarter) and son, John E F Playle, born in 1922 (birth registered Lambeth, 3rd quarter). Died 1923 (Halstead, 3rd quarter) aged 25.

Sold with copied research which will be emailed. SOLD

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The following, as illustrated, are mostly planchets only. General condition of medals is fair to fine and better. Postage extra.

Left to right: Thomas Fish, Walter Heaton, John McGrath

202225 Pte. T. Fish. Bord. R.

202225 Pte Thomas Fish. Served overseas with 1st Battalion, although number belongs to the series used by the 4th (TF) Battalion and dates to June 1916 (202229 joined 8th June, arr o/seas 9th Jun 1917). Entitled to pair. £30

1996 Dvr. W. Heaton. R.A

1996, later 686027 Driver Walter Heaton, 3rd West Lancashire Bde. Enlisted May 1915, arrived France 30th Sep 1915. Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio. SOLD

49722 Pte. J. McGrath. S. Wales Bord.

49722 Pte John McGrath. Entitled to pair. Papers in WO 363. SOLD

Left to right: Samuel Sigurdson, Frank Walker

765332 Pte. S. Sigurdson. Can. Tak Bn.;

2765332 Samuel Sigurdson, 1st Canadian Tank Battalion. Enlisted April 1918. SOLD

61267 Pte. F. W. Walker. Durh. L.I.) 

61267 Pte Frank W Walker, later 19014 Labour Corps. Papers in WO 364. Naming largely obscured. Entitled to pair. SOLD

Inter Allied Victory Medal 1914-1919 - For Sale

Inter Allied Victory Medals for sale

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I have various Victory Medals for sale. Please contact me if you would like to buy any medals on this page or request additional photos. General condition of medals is fair to fine and better. Postage extra.

Victory Medal, erased (pictured above); perfect gap-filler; £40.

5098 Benjamin Balding, 6th London Regt

5098 Pte B. Balding 6-Lond R.
5098, later 322311 Pte Benjamin Balding, a resident of West Ham, probably attested under the derby Scheme and  joined the 6th London Regt in January 1916. He was KiA on the 20th July 1917, one week before his daughter's first birthday. Buried at Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery, France and commemorated on the Gas Light & Coke Company Memorial at Twelvetrees Crescent, Bromley by Bow, E3 3TE. Entitled to pair. Sold

203507 Pte L A Harris Essex R
Probably 203507 Leslie Arnold Harris who I wrote about previously on this blog. Entitled to British War Medal and Victory Medal, serving overseas with the 5th and 10th Battalions, Essex Regiment. Survived the war. Photo available on request. £40. 

G-36978 Pte A Reid, 11th R Sussex Regt

G-36978 Pte A Reid R Suss R
G-36978 Pte Albert Reid served overseas with the 11th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment. Entitled to pair. £30. 

315067 Pte S J Slade, 16th R Sussex Regt

315067 Pte S J Slade R Suss R
315607 Pte Sydney James Slade served overseas with the 16th Royal Sussex Regiment. Entitled to pair. £30.

B-2966 Pte S S G Smeeton Rif. Brig.
Extensively researched and written about on this blog: Stephen Samuel George Smeeton enlisted on the 1st September 1914 and served overseas with the 11th Battalion, Rifle Brigade from the 21st July 1915. Entitled to trio and SWB. Photo available on request. £40. 

G-21022 Arthur Turner, 8th R Sussex Regt

G-21022 Pte. A. Turner. R. Suss. R.
Arthur Turner was born in Little Horsted, Sussex, and attested with the Royal Sussex Regiment at Lewes. He served with the 8th (Pioneer) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and died of wounds on 27 November 1917. He is buried in Dozinghem Military Cemetery, Belgium. Commemorated on Chailey memorial.  Extensive supporting research. £40.

G-22254 Pte F Turner, 16th R Sussex Regt

G-22254 Pte F Turner R Suss R
G-22254 Pte Frank Turner was born in Holloway, Middlesex, and attested with the Royal Sussex Regiment at Mill Hill, Middlesex. He served with the 16th (Sussex Yeomanry) Battalion and was killed in action on 2 September 1918. He is buried in Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France. £40.

Left to right, William Bell, Sarah Cahill, George Clulow

39259 A. Cpl. W. Bell. Linc. R.

39259 A/Cpl William Bell; later 31252 Labour Corps. Entitled to pair. £20.

25483 Wkr S. Cahill.  Q.M.A.A.C.

25483 Worker Sarah Cahill served overseas with Queen Mary's Army Auxiliary Corps from 23rd March 1918 until 19th August 1918. Naming worn and partially obscured on regimental number and regiment. £50.

12008 Pte. G. Clulow. Ches. R.

12008 Pte George Clulow, 1st Cheshire Regt. Enlisted 29th August 1914. Arrived France 17th Feb 1915. Discharged due to wounds on the 3rd July 1916. Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio and SWB. SOLD

Left to right: William Cousins, Frank Gibson, William Hardy

L.9937 Pte. W. E. Cousins.  Midd’x R.

Born in December 1884, L/9337 Private William Ernest Cousins was a career soldier who originally attested on the 16th November 1904. He was wounded and captured at Mons on the 23rd August 1914; one of 453 4th Middlesex other rank casualties on this day, later repatriated as a PoW and discharged on the 29th December 1915. Papers in WO 364 contain a lot of correspondence from William Cousins and there is also a PoW report in WO 161 (below, courtesy The National Archives). Entitled to 1914 Star trio and SWB. Name partially obscured. SOLD

M2-182464 Pte. F. Gibson. A.S.C.

M2/182464 Pte Frank Gibson, No 4 Aux Coy, ASC. Entitled to pair and SWB. £20.

T4-060672 Dvr. W. Hardy. A.S.C.

T4/060672 Dvr William Hardy, 3rd Base Horse Transport, ASC. Born Hyde, Cheshire, resident in Hyde, enlisted Manchester. Died at 65 General Hospital, Greece on the 26th Sep 1917. Soldiers Effects Register gives "ASC HSL". Widow and sole legator, wife Mary A Hardy. Buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery in Greece. Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio. Replacement suspension ring. £30.

Left to right: George Keane, George Lane, Ottiwell Lodge

100136 Pte. G. Keane. R.A.M.C.

100136 Pte George Keane, RAMC. Entitled to pair. £20.

73772 Pte. G. Lane. Welsh R

Believed to be 73772 Pte George Gilbert Lane, 14th Welsh Regiment. An attempt has been made to erase details but those partial details which are still visible suggest that George Lane was the original recipient. Entitled to pair. Some traces of verdigris. £20.

S4-090200 Sjt. O. Lodge. A.S.C.

S4/090200 Sgt Ottiwell Lodge. Entitled to pair. £20.

Left to right: Harry Marland, Edward Walton

PW-1497 Pte. H. Marland. Midd’x R.

PW/1497 Pte Harry Marland, 19th Middlesex. Wounded 1916. Entitled to pair. £25.

598 Pte. E. Walton. R.A.M.C.

598, later 350336 Pte Edward Mackenzie Walton, 1st East Lancashire Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps.  Joined this unit on the 5th December 1914.  Discharged aged 31 years and 4 months (born circa October 1887) on the 19th February 1919. Entitled to 1914-15 Star trio and SWB.

A strong candidate is Edward M Walton, born 21st September 1887, who by 1939 was a widowed verger living at 36 Greenbank Avenue, Wembley. This man's death was registered at Paddington in the 3rd quarter of 1962. £30.