CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 1063 Three: Company Sergeant-Major John Davies, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers
1914-15 STAR (5569 Sjt. J. Davies. S. Wales Bord:); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS (5569 A.W.O. Cl. 2. J. Davies. S. Wales Bord.)
Pair: Second Lieutenant F. T. Williams, 2nd Battalion, South Wales Borderers, taken prisoner at Vieuxberquin, 13 April 1918 BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (2. Lieut. F. T. Williams.) Pair: Captain T. M. Jenkins, South Wales Borderers
1914-15 STAR (2. Lieut. T. M. Jenkins. S. Wales Bord.); BRITISHWAR MEDAL (Capt. T. M. Jenkins.); together with a single British War Medal (Lieut. A. Jenkins.) extremely fine (8)
£100-120
John Davies served in the China theatre, Tsingtao, from 23 September 1914. Sold with named card box of issue and named souvenir S. W.B. certificate from Lieutenant-Colonel commanding 3rd Battn.
Sold with 3 copied group photographs of Williams and other prisoners in camps at Graudenz and Karlsruhe, Baden, in 1918.
Lieutenant A. Jenkins is one of several officers of this name but a Lieutenant Aneurin Jenkins, 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, was killed in action on 13 April 1918, at Neuve Eglise, during the battle of Lys.
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Three: Captain Jack Farrow, 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, who was twice mentioned in despatches, was wounded at Gallipoli and killed in action at Sannayat in April 1916
1914-15 STAR (Lieut. J. Farrow. S. Wales Bord.); BRITISHWAR ANDVICTORYMEDALS, with small M.I.D. oak leaf (Capt. J. Farrow) nearly extremely fine (3)
£160-200 M.I.D. London Gazette 28 January and 13 July, 1916
Jack Farrow was born in Kulongsu, Amoy, China, in 1892. He served with the 4th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, at Gallipoli from 28 June 1915, and afterwards in Mesopotamia where he was killed in action on 9 April 1916, at Sannaiyat, during the relief of Kut. He is buried in Amara War Cemetery.
Farrow is mentioned several times in the regimental history:
Damakjelik Bair, Gallipoli, where he commanded No. 13 Platoon, D Company - ‘About this time General Travers came up and ordered up a platoon of D to C’s help. This platoon, No. 13 under Lieutenant Farrow, was at first held in reserve, but at about 9.30 a.m. Captain Kitchin decided to use it and the rest of C in a counter-attack, as the Turks were too close to be healthy. This attack, pivoting on the right and and swinging round its left, went splendidly... After this repulse the Turks contented themselves with sniping and occasional shell fire, and made no attempt to renew the attack until after 6 p.m., when they came on again, attacking with great determination... Captain Kitchin, therefore, ordered Lieutenant Farrow to take his own platoon and No. 10 and make another counter- attack. This he did with great dash and success. Charging through the scrub the platoons dislodged about 80 Turks and sent them flying back off the spur with heavy loss. After covering 120 yards they came under heavy fire from the scrub at short range and were checked, Lieutenant Farrow being wounded in the leg.’
Suvla, after recovering from his wounds - ‘Captain Farrow on one occasion distinguished himself greatly by creeping up through the scrub to a Turkish sentry group and bombing it from behind.’ The history incorrectly says ‘He subsequently was awarded the M.C. for his generally excellent work.’
Mesopotamia, April 1916 - ‘The night attack on Sannaiyat was a distressing experience for the Thirteenth Division: the reasons of its failure are clear enough, and the men were soon to show that the confusion was due mainly to their fatigue and benumbed condition. To the 4th S.W.B. the repulse had meant reduction to a mere handful. More than half those in action were casualties, and among the killed were Captains Austin and Farrow, subalterns of 1914, who had shown themselves splendid leaders and were badly missed.’
Sold with copied research and an original photograph of Farrow’s No. 13 Platoon taken at Inkerman Barracks, Woking, in 1915. 1065 Three: Private William Simcox, 11th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, died of wounds at Mametz Wood, July 1916
1914-15 STAR (21696 Pte. W. Simcox. S. Wales Bord.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORYMEDALS (21696 Pte. W. Simcox. S. Wales Bord.)
Pair: Lieutenant T. H. Davies, 11th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, ‘brought to notice for good work by the Brigadier’ for Mametz Wood, July 1916 BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Lieut. T. H. Davies.) Pair: Sergeant G. Archer, Royal Field Artillery BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (89328 Sjt. G. Archer. R.A.) nearly extremely fine (7)
£80-100
Private William Simcox entered the war in France on 4 December 1914, and died of wounds at Mametz Wood, on the Somme, on 11 July 1916. Sold with copied m.i.c.
Thomas Howell Davies served as a Private in the 15th London Regiment in France from 17 March 1915 (entitled to star). he was commissioned into the 11th Battalion, South Wales Borderers, on 22 January 1916, was promoted to Lieutenant on 1 July 1917, and died as a Retired Captain on 6 October 1919, aged 33. The regimental history confirms that he was ‘brought to notice for good work by the Brigadier’ for Mametz Wood, 10th-11th July 1916.
Sergeant George Archer entered the war in France on 13 May 1915 (entitled to star). Sold with copied m.i.c. 1066 Three: Corporal H. Brent, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, formerly South Lancashire Regiment
1914-15 STAR (19375 Pte. H. Brent. S. Lan. R.); BRITISHWAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (19375 Corp. H. Brent. S. Lan. R.) good very fine (3)
£200-240
Harold Brent attested for South Lancashire Regiment and served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion on the Western Front from 1 November 1915. He later transferred to the 1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, and was posted to the Class ‘Z’ Army Reserve on 13 April 1919.
Sold together with oak framed and glazed 36th
gallantry and devotion to duty displayed near Ledeghem on 14th Ulster Division.’
Ulster Division ‘Gallantry’ Certificate, ‘awarded to No 49646 Corporal Harold Brent for October 1918’, signed by Major General C. Coffin, Commanding 36th
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