CAMPAIGN GROUPS AND PAIRS 1103
Pair: Captain T. W. Snow, M.C., Royal Field Artillery BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Capt. T. W. Snow) very fine and better (2) M.C. London Gazette 1 January 1919.
£80-120
Thomas William Snow was born on 30 January 1897, the son of William and Margaret Emily Snow, of the Craig Preparatory School, Windermere, and was educated at St. Edwards School, Oxford, where he was a Scholar, Prefect, and a member of both the 1st XV and 1st XI. He was a Platoon Sergeant of the St. Edward's School Contingent, Junior Division, Officers Training Corps, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 16th (Westminster) Battalion London Regiment on 17 March 1915. He transferred to the 4th West Lancashire (Howitzer) Brigade, Royal Field Artillery on 20 June 1915; was promoted Lieutenant on 1 June 1916; and was awarded the Military Cross. He relinquished his commission on 30 September 1921, retaining the rank of Captain. After the War he went up to Balliol College, Oxford, and subsequently became a School Master, teaching at Knox Grammar School, Wahroonga, Australia (1924-26); The Craig Preparatory School, Windermere (1927-32), Bedford School (1932-35) and latterly as Headmaster of Bedford Preparatory School (1935-39). He served during the Second World War in the Royal Observer Corps, Bedford, from 1942-43, and died in Gloucestershire in 1977.
1104 Family Group:
Pair: Private W. Holgate, Royal Scots BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (44073 Pte. W. Holgate. R. Scots.) good very fine
Five: Craftsman W. Holgate, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 1939-45 STAR, FRANCE AND GERMANY STAR, DEFENCE AND WAR MEDALS 1939-45, EFFICIENCY MEDAL,
G.VI.R., 1st issue, Territorial (1440898. Cfn. W. Holgate. R.E.M.E.), together with top of box of issue, addressed to ‘Mr W. Holgate, 24, Baker Street, Pellon Lane, Halifax’ and issue slip for WW2 medals and Efficiency Medal, generally good very fine (7)
£80-120
Wilfred Holgate (Senior) was born in Halifax, Yorkshire on 16 April 1884. He was a stone mason before being called-up for service on 14 June 1917 for the Royal Engineers and posted to the 418th Scottish Reserve Field Company. On 26 November 1917 he was compulsory transferred to the Royal Flying Corps as an airman 3rd class (cook). In April 1918 he was serving with No 10 Balloon Section at South Farnborough as a sapper. He was posted to the Base Depot Etaples, France on 28 September 1918 but his transfer to the Royal Air Force was annulled and he voluntarily transferred to the 1/8th (Territorial) Battalion, Royal Scots. On 7 January 1919 he was transferred to 861st Area Employment Company, Labour Corps and was demobilised on 26 October 1919 and transferred to Class Z Army Reserve. He was finally discharged on 30 April 1920.
Wilfred Holgate (Junior) was born in Halifax, Yorkshire on 12 June 1920. He attested for the Royal Artillery in 1930 and served with 58th Anti-Tank Regiment (T.A.). He transferred to the Royal Army Ordnance Corps on 10 May 1941 and later to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He died in 1998.
1105
Pair: Second Lieutenant F. E. Sheldrake, Royal Fusiliers, late Honourable Artillery Company BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (
2.Lieut. F. E. Sheldrake.) nearly extremely fine
Pair: Second Lieutenant F. Ingerson, Tank Corps, late Honourable Artillery Company BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (5482 Pte. F. Ingerson. H.A.C. (Inf.)) minor edge bruising, good very fine (4) £120-160
Frederick Edward Sheldrake was born in Enfield, Middlesex, on 2 September 1893, and attested for the Honourable Artillery Company. He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 July 1915 (also entitled to a 1914-15 Star), before being commissioned on 8 January 1917 as a Second Lieutenant in the 7th (Extra Reserve) Battalion Royal Fusiliers, serving overseas with a Regular Battalion Royal Fusiliers. He relinquished his commission on 8 January 1921, retaining the rank of Lieutenant. He died at Palmers Green, Middlesex, on 23 December 1950. Frederick’s brother Richard William Sheldrake was killed in action on 26 September 1916 when serving with the 12th Battalion Middlesex Regiment.
Frank Ingerson was born in Teignmouth, Devon, in 1895, and was educated at Tavistock Grammar School, Devon. In September 1915, Frank, a Clerk at the War Office, living in Portsdown Road, Maida Vale, London, enlisted as a Private in the Honourable Artillery Company, noting that he was serving with the 5th Battalion East Surrey Regiment. He served with the 1st Battalion H.A.C. during the Great War on the Western Front from 23 July 1916, before transferring to No. 5 Company, B Battalion, Tank Corps, on 25 December 1916. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Tank Corps on 8 October 1918. After the War he resumed his work as a civil servant, taking up an appointment as an Examiner in the Comptroller-General's Department of the Health Insurance Department, Ministry of Health, in March 1920. He died on 24 July 1973.
1106 Family Group:
Pair: Captain L. F. Hepworth, Suffolk Regiment, taken Prisoner of War at Le Cateau, 26 August 1914, and died in captivity on 9 March 1917 BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (Capt. L. F. Hepworth.) nearly extremely fine
Pair: Sergeant B. G. Hepworth, 13th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force BRITISH WAR AND VICTORY MEDALS (7005 A. Sjt. B. G. Hepworth. 13-Bn. A.I.F.) nearly extremely fine (4)
£140-180
Lawrence Frederick Hepworth was born in London on 6 October 1882, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Sheldon Hepworth, City of London Volunteer Force, and was commissioned Second Lieutenant, Suffolk Regiment, on 20 May 1905, having previously served in the Militia. He was promoted Lieutenant on 2 July 1906, and was employed with the West Africa Frontier Force from 2 January 1909 to 28 March 1913. Promoted Captain on 2 March 1914, he served with the 2nd Battalion Suffolk Regiment during the Great War on the Western Front, landing in France on 15 August 1914. He was taken Prisoner of War at the Battle of Le Cateau on 26 August 1914 (also entitled to a 1914 Star with clasp). Held at Gutersloh Prisoner of War Camp, he died in captivity on 9 March 1917, and is buried in Niederzwehren Cemetery, Kassel, Germany.
Bernard Gilpin Hepworth was born in London in 1886, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel John Sheldon Hepworth, and the younger brother of Lawrence Frederick, and emigrated to Australia in 1910, becoming a school master. He attested for the Australian Infantry at Sydney, New South Wales, on 20 September 1916, and embarked for Europe at Sydney on 25 November 1916. He served during the Great War with the 13th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, being advanced Lance Corporal on 9 March 1917. He was discharged in England on 20 February 1919.
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