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Three: Lieutenant D. Cushny, 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, who was killed in action during the Battle of Shaiba, Mespotamia, 14 April 1915
1914-15 Star (Lieut. D. Cushny. Dorset. R.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. D. Cushny.) generally good very fine (3)
£160-200 Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb, July 2004.
Donald Cushny was born in Shaghai in September 1891, the son of Alexander Cushny, a Land Agent in Shanghai. He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London and Heidelberg College. Cushny served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment in the Mesopotamian theatre of war from 6 November 1914. On the latter date the Battalion landed at Fao on the Persian Gulf for service in Mesopotamia as part of the Indian Expeditionary Force ‘D’.
Lieutenant Cushny was killed in action near Shaiba, Lower Mesopotamia, 14 April 1915, and is buried in Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. 275
Three: Private E. R. Rolls, 5th (Service) Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment, who died of wounds in Gallipoli, 8 December 1915
1914-15 Star (10558 Pte E. R. Rolls. Dorset: R.); British War and Victory Medals (10558 Pte. E. R. Rolls. Dorset. R.); Memorial Plaque (Ernest Ralph Rolls) last with drill hole at 12 o’clock, generally very fine (4)
£140-£180
Ernest Ralph Rolls (listed as ‘Edward Ralph Rolls’ on CWGC) was born in Winterbourne Abbas, Dorset, He served during the Great War with the 5th (Service) Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment in the Balkans theatre of war from 11 July 1915. Private Rolls died of wounds in Gallipoli, 8 December 1915, and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial, Turkey.
276 Seven: Warrant Officer Class II R. J. Bateman, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
1914-15 Star (1484 Cpl. R. J. Bateman, Oxf. &. Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (1484 Sjt. R. J. Bateman, Oxf. &. Bucks. L.I.); War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1937; Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R.(5375569 W.O. Cl. II. R. J. Bateman, Oxf. &. Bucks. L.I.); Efficiency Medal, G.V.R., Territorial (5375569 C.Q.M. Sjt. R. J. Bateman, Oxf. &. Bucks. L.I.) mounted as worn, contact marks and polished, therefore generally fine (7)
£140-£180 For the medals to the recipient’s son, see Lot 347. 277 Family group:
Three: Private W. J. Allsopp, Essex Regiment, attached Royal Scots, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 13 April 1918 1914-15 Star (15081 Pte. W. J. Allsopp. Essex R.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (15081 Pte. W. J. Allsopp. Essex R.); Memorial Plaque (Wilfred John Allsopp) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope, nearly extremely fine
Pair: Lance-Corporal L. C. Allsopp, Durham Light Infantry, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 23 April 1917 British War and Victory Medals (9290 Pte. L. C. Allsopp. Durh. L.I.) in named card box of issue; Memorial Plaque (Levi Charles Allsopp) with Buckingham Palace enclosure, in card envelope and outer envelope addressed to ‘Mr. L. J. Allsopp, Sunnyside, Kettering Rd, Geddington, Kettering’, nearly extremely fine (7)
£180-£220
Wilfred John Allsopp attested for the Essex Regiment, and served during the Great War on the Western Front on attachment to the 8th Battalion, Royal Scots. He was killed in action on 13 April 1918, and is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Levi Charles Allsopp attested for the Durham Light Infantry, and served with the 1st/5th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 23 April 1917, and is buried at Wancourt British Cemetery, France.
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Three: Private J. Wickens, Royal Berkshire Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 28 September 1917
1914-15 Star (16435 Pte. J. Wickens. R. Berks. R.); British War and Victory Medals (16435 Pte. J. Wickens. R. Berks. R.); Memorial Plaque (John Wickens) good very fine (4)
£80-£120
Private John Wickens, a native of Shiplake, Oxfordshire, attested for the Royal Berkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 18 May 1915. He died of wounds on 28 September 1917, having been hit while ‘he was sniping in a tree’ during the Third Battle of Ypres (accompanying note refers). He is buried at Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium.
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Pair: Private E. Gurney, 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, who was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916
1914-15 Star (G-1754. Pte. E. Gurney, R. W. Kent. R.); Victory Medal 1914-19 (GS-1754 Pte. E. Gurney. R. W. Kent R.) good very fine (2)
£100-£140
Edward Gurney was born in New Cross, Kent. He served during the Great War with the 7th (Service) Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment in the French theatre of war from 26 July 1915. Gurney was killed in action on the Western Front, 1 July 1916. On the latter date the Battalion were serving as part of the 55th Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division on the Somme, ‘In reserve east of Carnoy for attack towards western end of Montauban (1/7) - ‘A’ and ‘C’ Companies moved forward 11am to assist 8th East Surrey in Train Alley - ‘A’ held up at Pommiers Line with loss of almost all officers - ‘C’ took and consolidated Montauban Alley. To Bronfay Wood (4/7). Casualties - 183.’ (British Battalions on the Somme by R. Westlake refers)
Private Gurney is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
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