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Three: Private E. Button, 1st South African Infantry, late 2nd Infantry, killed in action, 10 September 1916
1914-15 STAR (Pte., 2nd Infantry); BRITISH WAR AND BILINGUAL VICTORY MEDALS (Pte., 1st S.A.I.) extremely fine (3) £160-200
Edward Button was born in London and educated in Lambeth. Having emigrated to South Africa and a Plumber by occupation, he was
mobilised with the 2nd Infantry (Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Volunteer Rifles). With the ‘Dukes’ he served in operations in German
South West Africa. He was discharged on 31 July 1915 but rejoined for overseas service in September 1915. With the 1st South African
Infantry he was posted to England and thence to France, arriving there on 7 August 1916. He was killed in action, shot by a sniper, on
10 September 1916, aged 24 years. He was buried in the Villers Station Cemetery at Villers-au-Bois. He was the son of Alice Hay
(formerly Button) of 18 Earl Street, Woodstock, Cape Town. With copied service papers and war diary extracts.
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Pair: Private W. J. Stoodley, 1st Battalion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, killed in action,
France, 19 July 1916
1914-15 STAR (12/2124 Pte., N.Z.E.F.); BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (12/2124 Pte., N.Z.E.F.) nearly extremely fine (2)
£60-80
Private William John Stoodley, 1st Battalion Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, was killed in action in France on
19 July 1916, aged 30 years. He was buried in the Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres. He was the son of William John and
Terry Stoodley of Wales and the husband of Grace Eleanor Stoodley of 5 College Road. Keyham, Devonport, England.
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A rare 1914-15 Star and Victory Medal awarded to Private Arthur Faulkner, Royal Marine Light Infantry who was
convicted for Mutiny in the Murmansk theatre of war, 1919
1914-15 STAR (Po.17942 Pte., R.M.L.I.); VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19 (Po.17942 Pte., R.M.L.I.) nearly extremely fine (2)
£150-200
Arthur Faulkner was born in Hulme, Manchester on 10 February 1896. By occupation, a Labourer at a Bleach Works, he joined the
Royal Marine Light Infantry on 5 October 1914, aged 18 years, 7 months. After serving at the Recruit Depot Deal as a Private, 5
October 1914-3 March 1915, he was transferred to the Portsmouth Division where he remained until 1 June 1915 when he boarded H.
M.S. Southampton for service with the Grand Fleet seeing action with this ship at the battle of Jutland 31 May – 1 June, 1916. During
the battle H.M.S. Southampton torpedoed and sank the German light cruiser S.M.S. Frauenlob. Then posted to the Portsmouth Division
12 April-17 July 1919 when he was taken on the strength of the 6th Battalion, Royal Marines with whom he saw active service with in
the Murmansk theatre, North Russia August-October 1919.
It was whilst serving with the 6th Battalion that Faulkner was charged with others of, “When on active service disobeying a lawful
command given by a superior Officer in that they refused to take up an advanced position at the 7 Verst post on the Svyatnavolok-
Koikori Road on 30 August, 1919, when ordered to do so." He was Court-Martialled at Murmansk along with almost 100 other officers
and men from the Battalion on different charges relating to several events and sentenced to 5 years penal servitude, later commuted to
six months. 13 men convicted on another more serious charge than that of Faulkner were sentenced to Death, commuted to 5 years
Penal Servitude as King George V had issued secret orders that no more executions were to be carried out in relation to offences
committed in Russia.
After serving his sentence, Faulkner was discharged from the Royal Marines, “Services No Longer Required” on 3 April 1920, his
address on discharge being his mothers residence at ‘132 Danzic St., Manchester, Lancashire’. His service record is marked, “Eligible
for award of Prize Money War Gratuity & medals are not to be regarded as forfeited.” During his service before Russia, Faulkner’s
character had always been rated “Very Good”. He had been recommended as a candidate for promotion in 1916 and had been
awarded Good Conduct chevrons 1915-16-17-18.
With copied service papers.
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Ten: Sergeant L. W. Lazarus, Royal Pioneer Corps, late London Regiment, East Surrey Regiment and Royal Navy, twice
discharged for enlisting under age during the Great War
BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (17989 Pte. L. W. Lazarus, E. Surr. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (J.75305 L. W.
Lazarus, Ord., R.N.); 1939-45 STAR; ITALY STAR; FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS, these unnamed; EFFICIENCY
MEDAL, G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (6204686 Sjt. W. Lazarus, R.P.C.) note variation in initials, edge bruising, contact
marks, good fine and better (10) £150-200
Louis William Lazarus was born in Hackney, London, on 8 January 1900. Within months of the outbreak of war and in the wave of
patriotism that swept through the country, Lazarus, then living with his parents in Hackney, was caught up in the fervour and enlisted
into the Army in the early months of 1915, managing to join the 11th (County of London) Battalion (Finsbury Rifles) London Regiment.
After 9 months he was identified and discharged for being under age. On 2 February 1916 he enlisted again, this time with the East
Surrey Regiment, and although declaring that he had been discharged from the Finsbury Rifles for being under age, stated this time that
he was 19 years of age!
After a period of training with the 3rd Battalion East Surrey Regiment at Dover in May 1916, Lazarus was drafted to the 7th Battalion
serving in France. Just prior to the carnage that was to mark the start of the battle of the Somme, Lazarus’s true age was discovered and
he was sent back to Etaples and thence to England, arriving there on 4 July. Private Lazarus was discharged on 11 August 1916 ‘having
made a mis statement as to age on enlistment’.
Not deterred by his wartime double discharge, Lazarus then turned to the Royal Navy and joined H.M.S. Powerful as a Boy 2nd Class
on 27 July 1917. Advanced to Boy 1st Class, October 1917 and Ordinary Seaman, January 1918, he served aboard the battleship
Monarch, October 1917-September 1918. He was discharged in 1919. As a result of his service with both the Army and Royal Navy he
was awarded a double-issue of the British War and Victory Medals.
Circa 1938 Lazarus was serving with the 8th Battalion Middlesex Regiment T.A. Seeing active service during the Second World War, he
was later awarded the Efficiency Medal for service with the Royal Pioneer Corps. With a quantity of copied service papers and other
research.
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