Campaign Groups and Pairs 252
Three: Lieutenant W. H. Pollard, 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), who died of wounds on the Western Front, 28 September 1918
1914-15 Star (16609 Sjt W. H. Pollard. 7/Can: Inf:); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. H. Pollard.) generally very fine or better (3)
£100-£140
Walter Henry Pollard was the son of Clara Miller (formerly Pollard) of 22 Bowyer Street, Camberwell, London. He served during the Great War with the 7th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment) on the Western Front. Having advanced to Lieutenant, Pollard was mortally wounded at Cambrai, 27 September 1918. He died of those wounds the following day, aged 39, and is buried in the Bucquoy Road Cemetery, Ficheux, Pas de Calais, France.
253 Three: Driver C. Souter, 1st Field Artillery Brigade, Australian Imperial Force
1914-15 Star (3976 Dvr. C. Souter. 1/F.A. Bde. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (3976 Dvr. C. Souter. 1 F.A.B. A. I.F.)
Three: Warrant Officer E. D. Davis, 10th Battery, Australian Imperial Force
1914-15 Star (3295 W.O. E. D. Davis 10th Bty. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (3295 W.O. E. D. Davis 10th Bty. A.I.F.) these three apparently his original medals but privately re-engraved to show higher rank, nearly very fine or better (6)
£80-£100 Sold with copied service papers for both men. 254
Three: Sergeant A. E. Wilkins, 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force, who died of wounds in France in September 1918
1914-15 Star (481 Pte. A. E. Wilkins, 27/Bn. A.I.F.); British War and Victory Medals (481 Sjt. A. E. Wilkins. 27 Bn. A.I.F.) some verdigris to the last, otherwise good very fine (3)
£100-£140
Alfred Ernest Wilkins was born at Strathalbyn, South Australia, and enlisted on 8 February 1915, aged 27 years 10 months. Posted to the 27th Battalion, he landed on the Gallipoli peninsula on 22 September 1915. He was admitted to hospital with influenza on 17 October 1915, and thereafter evacuated to Mudros and onwards to Egypt where he contracted mumps. A further spell in hospital for deformity of toes in April 1916 and he eventually rejoined the 27th Battalion in France on 6 July 1916. He was evacuated sick with influenza on 29 January 1917, initially to Rouen and then to England where he arrived on 25 February 1917. He rejoined his unit in Belgium on 18 November 1917, was wounded on 1 September 1918, ‘admitted to the 53rd Casualty Clearing Station suffering from shell wounds chest, abdomen, and thighs, and died at 6 a.m. on 2.9.18.’ Sergeant Wilkins is buried in Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Sold with copied service papers.
255 Three: Scout H. S. Woods, Northern Rhodesia Police
1914-15 Star (Scout H. S. Woods. N. Rhod. Pol.); British War and Victory Medals (Scout. H. S. Woods. N. Rhod. Pol.) unit partially officially corrected on last, good very fine, scarce (3)
£180-£220 H. S. Woods served with the Northern Rhodesia Police during the Great War in the East African theatre of War from 13 August 1914. 256
Three: Civilian Telegraph Inspector R. Heaps, Post and Telegraphs Department, Nigeria 1914-15 Star (R. Heaps.); British War and Victory Medals (R. Heaps.) good very fine (3)
Sold with copied medal roll extract. 257 Three: Chief Petty Officer J. E. Cooke, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (158480 J. E. Cooke. C.P.O. R.N.); Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
E.VII.R. (158480 J. E. Cooke, P.O. 1 Cl, H.M.S. Victory.); together with a Royal Navy Temperance Society Medal, very fine (4)
£80-£100
Joseph Ellis Cooke was born in Knightsbridge on 7 April 1875, entering naval service on 23 February 1891 as a Boy 2nd Class. Promoted to Petty Officer 1st Class on 28 November 1900, while serving in H.M.S. Excellent, he was awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 10 February 1908. Cooke was promoted to Chief Petty Officer on 30 April 1912 in H.M.S. Achilles, and was serving in Victory I on the outbreak of war, later seeing service in H.M. Ships Excellent and Hermoine during the war, before he joined the Royal Fleet Reserve on demobilisation.
258 Six: Regulating Petty Officer F. A. Parsons, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J. 73628 F. A. Parsons. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 3rd issue, coinage head (M. 39671 F. A. Parsons. R.P.O. H.M.S. Despatch), polished, nearly very fine or better (6)
£100-£140
Frederick Alfred Parsons was born in Littlehampton, Sussex, on 22 June 1900, and entered naval service during the Great War. He remained in the Navy between the wars and throughout the Second War, seeing the award of his L.S. & G.C. on 11 July 1933 and promotion to Master at Arms in September 1936. After service in Effingham from 30 January 1939 to 17 May 1940, Parsons served at H.M.S. Lanka, the Ceylon shore base in Colombo, before he was released on 1 October 1945.
259 Seven: Stoker 1st Class F. A. V. Green, Royal Navy
British War and Victory Medals (J. 50104 F. A. V. Green. Ord. R.N.); 1939-45 Star; Atlantic Star, 1 clasp, France and Germany; Africa Star; War Medal 1939-45; Royal Navy L.S. & G.C.,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (K. 62236 F. A. V. Green. Sto. 1. H.M.S. Frobisher.), good very fine (7)
£100-£140
Frederick Albert Victor Green was born in Aldershot on 11 August 1900, seeing service with the Royal Navy during the Great War. He remained in naval service after the conflict, seeing service in H.M.S. Penelope during the Second War. He was released on 10 September 1945, having been awarded his L.S. & G.C. on 21 December 1939.
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Richard Heaps served as a Civilian as a Telegraph Inspector in the Posts and Telegraphs Department, Nigeria, in the Cameroon theatre of War from 11 September 1915.
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