Campaign Groups and Pairs 311


Pair: Lance Corporal H. W. Fox, 10th (Service) Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, late Northumberland Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 November 1916


British War and Victory Medals (9219 Pte. H. W. Fox. North’d Fus.) minor official correction to unit on BWM; Bronze Memorial Plaque (Horace Walter Fox) generally good very fine or better (3)


£70-£90


Horace Walter Fox was the son of Mr and Mrs F. Fox of Barford, Wymondham, Norfolk. He initially served with the Northumberland Fusiliers during the Great War, before transferring (no. 33177) to the 10th (Service) Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment. Fox advanced to Lance Corporal and was killed in action on the Western Front, 25 November 1916. Lance Corporal Fox is buried in the Vermelles British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.


312 Pair: Private J. Hennessey, East Surrey Regiment, who died on the Western Front on 1 October 1918


British War and Victory Medals (L-11990 Pte. J. Hennessey. E. Surr. R.); Memorial Plaque (John Hennessey); together with an Egypt and Sudan 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Tel-El-Kebir (1595 Corpl. J. Hennessey. 87th R. I. Fusiliers) renamed, with small hole drilled to reverse clasp; Army L.S. & G.C., V.R., 3rd issue, small letter reverse, (155 Pte. P. Hennessey. 87th R.I.F.) renamed; Khedive’s Star 1882, reverse named ‘J. H. 1595 87. R.I.F.’, nearly very fine (6)


£120-£160


John Hennessey attested for the East Surrey Regiment, and served with the 12th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He died on 1 October 1918; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.


The Egypt pair and L.S. & G.C. presumably belonged to a relative. 313


Pair: Private S. Bateup, Royal Sussex Regiment, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 31 July 1916 British War and Victory Medals (3665 Pte. S. Bateup. R. Suss. R.) good very fine


1914 Star (3775 Pte. W. Young. 2/Rif: Brig.); 1914-15 Star (S4-094471 Pte. J. Sewell, A.S.C.); British War Medal 1914 -20 (F.10207 E. Turrell. L.M. R.N.A.S.); Mercantile Marine War Medal 1914-18 (2) (Charles E. Orton; Charles H. Abel); Victory Medal 1914-19 (SD-769 Cpl. G. E. May. R. Suss. R.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (829 Sjt. J. H. Marden. R.A.) generally good very fine (9)


£200-£240


Samuel Frederick Bateup attested for the Royal Sussex Regiment and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front. He was killed in action on 31 July 1916 during the Battle of the Somme; he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.


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Four: Second Lieutenant J. A. Ridout, Hampshire Regiment, late Squadron Sergeant Major 1/1st Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers)


British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. J. A. Ridout.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (509 S. S. Mjr. J. A. Ridout. Hamps. Yeo.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (204635 W.O. Cl. II. J. A. Ridput. 6 - Hamps. R.) mounted for wear, generally very fine (4)


£300-£400


Joseph Arthur Ridout was born in Bournemouth in August 1888. He attested for the Hampshire Yeomanry (Carabiniers) at Bournemouth in February 1909, and advanced to Sergeant in October 1914.


Ridout served during the Great War with C Squadron, 1/1st Battalion in the French theatre of war from 25 May 1916. He advanced to Squadron Sergeant Major before transferring to 15th Battalion, Hampshire Regiment in September 1917 (this being an amalgamation of the 15th (Service) Battalion and 1/1st Hampshire Yeomanry). Ridout posted to the Officer Cadet Battalion at Oxford in December of the same year, and subsequently commissioned Temporary Second Lieutenant in the Hampshire Regiment (awarded Territorial Efficiency Medal in August 1920).


315


Seven: Colour Sergeant S. T. Digweed, Hampshire Regiment


British War and Victory Medals (2556 A. Cpl. S. T. Digweed. Hamps. R.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5486529 C/Sjt. S. T. Digweed. Hamps.); Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, Regular Army (5486529 Sjt. S. T. Digweed. Hamps. R.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.VI.R., 3rd issue (5486529 C/Sjt. S. T. Digweed. Hampshire R.) last with card box of issue, mounted for wear, BWM and VM worn, good fine, remainder generally good very fine (7)


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