Single Campaign Medals 627
1914-15 Star (3) (J. 24691. W. H. Alloway. Boy 1. R.N.; 203189 J. T. Bassett, L.S. R.N.; P.O. 8766, Pte. W. Richards, R. M.L.I.); British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (4972 T.S. G. A. Duncan. Engn.. R.N.R.; 147436 C. L. Le B. White. C.P.O. R.N.) the first planchet only; Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (Albert G. Port); Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (J. 15177 E. E. Collins. A.B. R.N.; 303183 E. Ware. Sto. 1. R.N.); Memorial Plaque (James Soutar) in card envelope of issue, very fine or better (9)
£180-£220
William Henry Alloway was killed in action on 15 October 1914, aged 16, when H.M.S. Hawke was sunk; he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
John Thomas Bassett was killed, aged 30, on 11 March 1916, when H.M. Submarine E5 struck a mine; he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
William Richards enlisted in the Royal Marines Light Infantry in 1896; he landed with the Naval Brigade in China in 1900, took part in the Relief of Peking and the capture of Tientsin Arsenal (and, as such, was entitled to the China Medal, with 'Relief of Pekin' clasp). He served in H.M.S. Patia in the First World War, until invalided on 6 July 1916. He died of tuberculosis on 7 March 1921 and was buried in Sutton Cemetery.
George Addison Duncan was killed on 11 February 1918, when H.M. Trawler Princess Olga was sunk. He was buried at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France.
Charles Leonard Le Baron Whyte, the son of Captain Irving and Harriet Whtye, was killed in action when H.M.S. Good Hope was sunk during the Battle of Coronel on 1 November 1914; he is commemorated on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Albert Goddard Port was killed in action, aged 29, on 24 March 1917, when S.S. Achille Adam was torpedoed in the English Channel. He is commemorated on the Tower Hill Memorial.
Ernest Edward Collins served in the Royal Navy from 8 December 1911 to 9 December 1919, having spent most of the war on H.M.S. Zealandia.
Ernest Ware was killed in action, aged 16, when H.M.S. Defence was sunk on 31 May 1916, during the Battle of Jutland (there was only one survivor); he is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial.
James Soutar was killed on 17 February 1917 when H.M. Trawler Hawk was sunk, and is commemorated on the Chatham Naval Memorial.
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1914-15 Star (4411 Pte J. H. Tipping. R. Lanc: R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (4) (Capt. E. T. Wetenhall.; Lieut. E. B. Buckland; 21794 Pte. S. Holding. Worc. R.; 19356 Pte. D. E. Long. Norf. R.) the last pierced and lacking suspension; Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (6-256 Pte. A. C. Steel. Rif. Brig.; G-2248 Pte. J. W. Usher. The Queen's R.) the last fair to fine, otherwise very fine or better (7)
£70-£90
John Henry Tipping served eight years with the colours and eight with the reserve, including during the Boer War. He was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 May 1915, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment); he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
William Thornton Wetenhall was killed in action on the Western Front on 17 July 1916, while serving with the 6th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Ernest Blas Buckland was killed in action on 5 October 1916, while serving with the 13th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, and is buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarb.
Samuel Holding was killed in action at Gallipoli on 6 August 1915, while serving with the 4th Battalion, Worcestershire Regimen; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
Donald Edward Long was killed in action in Mesopotamia on 29 March 1916, while serving with the 2nd Battalion, Norfolk Regiment; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Basra Memorial, Iraq.
Alan John Trinder was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette, 21 September 1916), and was killed in action on the Western Front on 27 August 1916, while serving with the 1st/5th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
W. J. Usher was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 May 1917, while serving with the 1st Battalion The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), and is buried at Niederzwehren Cemetery, Belgium.
629
The 1914-15 Star awarded to Sergeant A. Sutcliffe, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916
1914-15 Star (10279 Sjt A. Sutcliffe. Lan: Fus:) nearly very fine £80-£120
Arthur Sutcliffe was born in West Gorton, Lancashire and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers at Salford. He was serving with the 15th Battalion on the Western Front when he was killed in action during the attack on Thiepval on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916. He is buried at Connaught Cemetery, Thiepval, France.
630
1914-15 Star (2) (20332 Pte E. H. Lunn. 10/Can: Inf.; 270 Pte H. Wright. 1/Bn. A.I.F.); British War Medal 1914-20 (426873 Pte. A. W. Robinson. 3-Can. Inf.) nearly very fine and better (3)
£60-£80
Edward Harvey Lunn was born in Guildford, Surrey, and was killed in action on the Western Front on 31 July 1915, while serving with the 10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). He is buried at Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
Harry Wright was wounded on 3 May 1917 and returned to Australia in January 1918. Sold with a copied article which refers to Wright's service.
Arthur William Robinson was killed in action on the Western Front on 8 October 1916, while serving with the 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment); he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Vimy Memorial, France.
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