The collection of medals to the Wiltshire Regiment formed by the late Michael Hayward 847 Three: Private W. Rowe, 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment
1914 STAR (6024 Pte., 1/Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (6024 Pte., Wilts. R.) edge bruising, contact marks, nearly very fine (3)
£120-160
William Rowe enlisted on 3 September 1902. As a Private in the 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 14 August 1914. Entitled to the clasp to the 1914 Star. He was discharged due to wounds on 11 June 1915 and was awarded the Silver War Badge.
With copied m.i.c. and roll extract. 848 Family group:
Three: Private F. Smith, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment 1914 STAR, with copy clasp (3-8435 Pte., 2/Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (3-9435 Pte., Wilts. R.)
Pair: Gunner J. Smith, Royal Artillery BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (27968 Gnr., R.A.) good very fine (5)
849 Six: Major J. L. Parnell, Pioneer Corps, late Wiltshire Regiment
1914-15 STAR (2 Lieut., Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALs (2 Lieut.); 1939-45 STAR; DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS, these unnamed, nearly extremely fine (6)
£120-160
2nd Lieutenant John Landemann Parnell, Wiltshire Regiment, attached 93rd, 99th & 37 T.M.B. entered the France/Flanders theatre of war in October 1915. Appointed Temporary Lieutenant in the Wiltshire Regiment on 14 November 1917. In the 1918 Army List listed an Assistant Instructor (Class GG) whilst employed with a British Military Mission. In August 1939 he he was drafted to the Pioneer Corps from the Reserve of Officers with the rank of Captain and in March 1942 was granted the temporary rank of Major.
With card forwarding box for his W.W.2 medals, addressed to ‘Major J. L. Parnell, Ower, Near Romsey, Hants.’ 850 Three: Private F. J. Choules, 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action, Gallipoli, 10 August 1915
1914-15 STAR (9361 Pte., Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (9361 Pte., Wilts. R.) in damaged card boxes of issue; MEMORIAL PLAQUE (Frederick James Choules) this in card envelope, extremely fine (4)
£180-220
Frederick James Choules was born in Collingbourne Ducis, Wiltshire, lived in Marlborough and enlisted at Devizes. Serving with the 5th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment he entered the Balkan theatre of war on 30 June 1915. He was killed in action in Gallipoli on 10 August 1915, aged 31 years. His name is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.
Medal contained in leatherette case. With a folder containing a quantity of copied research together with original slips to accompany the British War and Victory Medals and Memorial Plaque and original registered envelopes for the medals addressed to ‘Miss S. M. Choules, 287 West Grafton, Marlborough’
851 Three: Private H. W. Berry, 1st Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action, France/Flanders, 21 March 1918
1914-15 STAR (18098 Pte., Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (18098 Pte., Wilts. R.); MEMORIAL PLAQUE (Herbert William Berry) extremely fine (4)
£180-220
Herbert William Berry was born in Coate, Wiltshire and lived and enlisted at Devizes, Wiltshire. Serving with the Wiltshire Regiment he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 17 February 1915. Serving with the 1st Battalion he was killed in action in France on 21 March 1918.
The medals and plaque together with a Wiltshire Regiment cap badge fitted in a modern wooden glass-fronted case, 41 x 36cm.; together with another, older case, 47 x 24cm. holding ribbons and commemorative scroll.
852 Three: Private G. Lucas, 7th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, killed in action. France/Flanders, 7 October 1918
1914-15 STAR (12385 Pte., Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (12385 Pte., Wilts. R.); MEMORIAL PLAQUE (George Lucas) extremely fine (4)
£180-220
George Lucas was born in Yatesbury, Wiltshire, lived in Calne and enlisted at Devizes. Serving with the 7th Battalion Wiltshire Regiment he was killed in action, France/Flanders on 7 October 1918, aged 37 years. Lucas was buried in the Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gouy. He was the son of Thomas and Jane Lucas of 20 Yatesbury, Calne, Wiltshire.
The medals and plaque together with two Wiltshire Regiment badges in a modern wooden glass-fronted case, 33 x 28cm. Also with some copied research.
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Three: Private W. Besant, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment, who died of wounds, 13 October 1915 1914-15 STAR (18894 Pte., Wilts. R.); BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (18894 Pte., Wilts. R.) extremely fine (3)
£120-160
£70-90
Private William Besant, 2nd Battalion Wiltshire Regiment entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 20 July 1915. He died of wounds on 13 October 1915 and was buried in the Ecclesmachan Cemetery, West Lothian, Scotland. He was the son of Mrs M. E. Besant of Bishops Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire. With copied m.i.c. and modern photographs of the war memorial at Bishop Cannings Church.
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