CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 956 Family group:
Pair: Sergeant C. G. Wilson, Royal Garrison Artillery BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (31649 Sjt., R.A.); INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1908-35, 1 clasp, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (31649 Sgt., R.G.A.); together with a National Safety First Association Medal, Safe Drivers’ Award, 5 clasps, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 (C. G. Wilson); another, 10 Years Safe Driving Medal, 5 clasps, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, unnamed; with a ribbon bearing a further 5 clasps, 15 Consecutive Years 1948 (pin-backed), 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Three: Police Constable H. Wilson, Metropolitan Police JUBILEE 1887, 1 clasp, 1897, Metropolitan Police (P.C., Y. Divn.); CORONATION 1902, Metropolitan Police (P.C., Y. Div.) mounted as worn; CORONATION 1911, Metropolitan Police (P.C.) good very fine and better (lot)
£180-220 957 Pair: Private G. Bright, 1st and 12th Australian Light Horse
BRITISH WAR MEDAL 1914-20 (80 Pte., 12 L.H.R.A.I.F.); VICTORY MEDAL 1914-19 (80 Pte., 1-L.H.A.I.F.) nearly very fine (2) £160-200
George Bright was born in Battersea, London. A Station Hand by occupation, he enlisted into the 1st Light Horse Regiment, Australian Imperial Force at Liverpool, N.S.W. on 13 January 1915, aged 20 years. He transferred to the 12th Light Horse Regiment in March 1915 but returned to the 1st L.H.R. in October the same year. He served for a short period in Gallipoli, August-September 1915 but was invalided to Malta suffering from dysentery on 21 September. Still suffering from the disease, he was returned to Australia in August 1916 and was discharged from the A.I.F. on 14 April 1917. He died from the effects of chronic dysentery on 2 August 1918. He was buried in Nunhead (All Saints) Cemetery. Entitled to a 1914-15 Star. Sold with a quantity of copied service papers.
958 Pair: Stoker Petty Officer W. J. Sampson, Royal Navy
BRITISHWARMEDAL 1914-20 (285303 Ch. Sto., R.N.); ROYAL NAVY L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (285303 Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Temeraire) nearly extremely fine (2)
£60-80 959 Pair: Acting Serjeant W. E. Watson, 12th Reserve Battalion, Canadian Railway Troops, who died on 15 Dec 1919
BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (237134 A. Sjt., C.R.T.); MEMORIAL PLAQUE (William Edgar Watson) nearly extremely fine (3) £100-140
William Edgar Watson was born in Hastings, Ontario on 17 June 1893. A Teamster by occupation, he attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 15 March 1916. During the War he served as an Acting Serjeant in the C.R.T. He died on 15 December 1919, aged 26 years, when serving with the 12th Reserve Battalion C.R.T. Watson was buried in Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery. He was the son of John and Eliza J. Watson of 135 Ossington Avenue, Toronto and husband of Gladys M. Watson of 55 Mulock Avenue, Toronto. With copied attestation paper and casualty details.
960
Pair: Private J. Beckett, Labour Corps, late Manchester Regiment, who died on active service in Salonika in September 1918
BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (29561 Pte. J. Beckett, Manch. R.), together with related MEMORIAL PLAQUE 1914-18 (Joseph Beckett), this last pierced at 12 o’clock and somewhat polished, nearly very fine, but the first two good very fine (3)
£80-100
Joseph Beckett died on active service on 28 September 1918, while serving in 711th Area Employment Company of the Labour Corps, most probably as a result of influenza. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Beckett of Stockport, he was 33 years of age and is commemorated at the Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece.
961 Pair: Driver W. Walsh, Army Service Corps, who died in Mesopotamia, 14 October 1918
BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (T4-186356 Dvr., A.S.C.); MEMORIAL PLAQUE (William Walsh) good very fine and better (3) £80-100
William Walsh was born in Glasgow and lived and enlisted at Oldham, Lancashire. Serving as a Private in the 976th Motor Transport Company A.S.C., he died in Mesopotamia on 14 October 1918, aged 22 years. With a small photograph of the recipient.
962
Pair: Private J. S. Anthony, West Yorkshire Regiment BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (52917 Pte., W. York. R.)
Pair: Private H. Simmons, Army Service Corps BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (T4-096323 Pte., A.S.C.) very fine and better (4)
£35-45
Anthony later transferred to Class “Z” Reserve. With damaged ‘Buckingham Palace’ slip welcoming the release of prisoners-of-war. Also with copied m.i.c. Not confirmed as being a prisoner of war.
963
Pair: Miss E. M. Bell, Voluntary Aid Detachment BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (E. M. Bell, V.A.D.); together with an ‘Army Service 1916, Army Canteens Women’ Badge, bronze, reverse numbered, ‘5013’, pin-backed
Pair: attributed to Miss S. Morton-Bell Defence and War Medals, unnamed, extremely fine (7)
With a ‘V.A.D.’ cloth badge and a ‘V.A.D. General Service Scottish Branch’ cloth badge.
www.dnw.co.uk £40-60
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