Single Campaign Medals 561
1914-15 Star (7) (511 Pte. J. Brennan. Manch. R.; 6724 Pte. R. E. Brunton. Manch. R.; 15885 Pte. D. Greenhalgh. Manch. R.; 1492 Pte. T. Healey. Manch. R.; 3332 Pte. W. Platt. Manch: R.; 18993. Sjt. W. Rigby. Manch. R.; 2228 Pte. H. Walker. Manch. R.) very fine and better (7)
£80-£120
Thomas Healey was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, and attested for the Manchester Regiment at Oldham, Lancashire. He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War, and died of wounds on 3 June 1915. He is buried in the Lancashire Landing Cemetery, Turkey.
William Platt was born in Manchester and attested there for the Manchester Regiment. He served with the 11th Battalion during the Great War in the Gallipoli theatre of War, and was killed in action on 19 August 1915. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
William Rigby was born in Bury, Lancashire, and attested for the Manchester Regiment at Manchester. He served with the 21st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 7 April 1916. He is buried in Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-sur-Somme, France.
x562 British War Medal 1914-20 (Lieut. W. R. Fleming.) nearly extremely fine M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918: 2nd Lt. William Rithet Fleming, R. Scots. Fus. [Vierstraat, 29 April 1918].
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He held with his platoon an approach to a bridge, and maintained his position in face of constant enemy attacks, and under heavy machine-gun fire. He inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy, and set a very fine example to his men.’
Bar to M.C. London Gazette 16 September 1918:
‘For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while commanding a platoon during an enemy attack. When the enemy was pressing forward under cover of a barrage against the right of the battalion, he took his Lewis gun team and a portion of his platoon forward under heavy rifle and machine-gun fire to a position where a good field of fire could be obtained. There he remained during the attack, doing great damage to the enemy. He did fine service.’
William Rithet Fleming was born on 23 August 1898, and was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, on 7 May 1917; Lieutenant, 1 November 1918; Captain, 21 November 1928; Major, 1 August 1938; Temporary Lieutenant- Colonel, 3 June 1943. He served in France and Belgium from 2 June 1917 to 15 October 1918 (wounded, M.C. and Bar). He served with the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the Second World War and was mentioned in despatches for services in North West Europe (London Gazette 9 August 1945.) Sold with copied research.
563
British War Medal 1914-20 (10) (51327 Pte. E. Spencer. Linc. R.; 60053 Pte. W. Smith. W. York. R.; 2. Lieut. S. Makin.; 38959 Pte. H. Jacques. Ches. R.; 10891 Pte. A. Mather. Ches. R.; 28244 Pte. W. Stafford. Ches. R.; 38640 Pte. W. Baines. S. Wales Bord.; 38716 Pte. S. C. Baker. Hamps. R.; S-6799 Pte. R. McAulay. A. & S.H.; Pte. V. G. Wilson. 1st. S.A.I. Bgde.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (242646 Pte. D. Whitaker. W. Rid. R.) the VM fair to fine, otherwise nearly very fine or better (11)
£80-£120 S. Makin was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Cheshire Regiment 564 British War Medal 1914-20, bronze issue (19388 Pte. J. Rasani S.A.N.L.C.) nearly extremely fine Sold with copied service papers and Medal roll extracts. 565
Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (37 Subdr. Sayid Ali, 11-69 Pjbis.; 974 Sepoy Wir Singh, 45 Sikhs.) small area of erasure after unit on second; India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Waziristan 1921-24 (3870 C.H.M. Ahmed Khan, 5-8 Punjab R.) number partially officially corrected; Indian Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 2nd issue (1281 Hav. Milkha Singh, 10-12 F.F.R.) minor official corrections; Indian Army L.S. & G.C., 2nd issue (2280 Nk. Ishar Singh, 3-11 Sikh R.) generally very fine or better (5)
£80-£120
Ahmed Khan served in the Indian Army from 1911 to 1935. He saw active service during the Great War in Egypt, on the Western Front, in Iraq and Mesopotamia, and in Palestine. He subsequently served with the 5th (Burma) Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment from 1923-24, ands was advanced to his ultimate rank of Jemadar.
Milkha Singh was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, together with an annuity, whilst serving with the 10th (Training) Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment.
566 Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (1160 Spr. R. H. Walke. R.E.) very fine Sold with copied service papers ands other research. 567 x568 569
Naval General Service 1915-62, 1 clasp, Persian Gulf 1909-1914 (277078. W. H. Bourner, Sto. P.O. H.M.S. Swiftsure.) with official corrections; 1914-15 Star (Mte. C. W. Ford. M.F.A.) good very fine (2)
£100-£140
General Service 1918-62 (2), 1 clasp, Kurdistan (4524212 Pte. C. A. Cavanagh. W. York. R.); 2 clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (33157 Pte. O. Mc Donnell. R. Ir. Fus.) nearly very fine (2)
£160-£200
General Service 1918-62 (2), 1 clasp, Kurdistan (3725 Sepoy Mir Khan 51 Sikhs.) minor official correction to unit; another, 1 clasp, S.E. Asia 1945-46, unnamed as issued to Indian personnel; India General Service 1936-39, 1 clasp, North West Frontier 1936-37 (1040 Sepoy Shaad Khan, 2 Rd. Constn. Bn.) edge bruising, nearly very fine (3) £60-£80
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Reginald Heathershire Walke was born in Newton Abbot, Devon, in 1895, and attested for the 5 Devon Fortress Company, Royal Engineers (Territorial Forces) at Plymouth on 30 June 1914. He proceeded to Gibraltar on 10 April 1915, where he served as a Telephonist throughout the remainder of the Great War until 7 August 1919, and was demobilized on 10 October of that year.
£100-£140
Jameson Rasani attested for the South African Native Labour Contingent at Matatiele on 24 August 1917, and served with the 5th Battalion. He was discharged on 20 September 1918.
£200-£260
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