Campaign Groups and Pairs 275
Family Group: Pair: Private A. E. Healy, Lancashire Fusiliers, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 30 July 1916, aged just 16 years and 3 months British War and Victory Medals (25478 Pte. A. E. Healy. Lan. Fus.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Edward Healey [sic]) in card envelope; Memorial Scroll ‘Pte. Albert Edward Healey [sic] Lancashire Fusiliers’, with Buckingham Palace enclosure, nearly extremely fine
Victory Medal 1914-19 (106183 Dvr. W. Healy. R.A.) nearly extremely fine (4)
£200-£240
Albert Edward Healey was born in Marylebone, London, on 14 April 1900 and attested underage for the Middlesex Regiment at Kilburn, London, on 10 August 1915 (claiming his age to be 19). Transferring to the Lancashire Fusiliers, he served with the 18th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front, and was killed in action on 30 July 1916, aged just 16 years and 3 months. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.
Sold with a letter home from the recipient to his mother; original birth and attestation certificates; a large portrait photograph of the recipient; and copied research
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Pair: Private H. J. Hayes, 14th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (West of England), who was killed in action on the Western Front, 22 October 1917
British War and Victory Medals (5250 Pte. H. J. Hayes. Glouc. R.) a few rust spots to reverse of VM; Memorial Plaque (Hubert John Hayes) generally good very fine (3)
£80-£120
Hubert John Hayes was born in Bristol. He served during the Great War with the 14th (Service) Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment (West of England) on the Western Front. Private Hayes was killed in action on the Western Front, 22 October 1917, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.
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Four: Warrant Officer Class II T. Smith, Royal Highlanders, later Highland Cyclist Battalion
British War and Victory Medals (350004 W.O. Cl.2. T. Smith. R. Highrs.); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (350004 W.O. Cl.II. T. Smith. R. Highrs.); Territorial Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (350004
W.O.Cl.II. T. Smith. Highl. Cyc. Bn.) last with officially re-impressed naming, edge bruising to BWM, otherwise very fine (4)
£140-£180
Thomas Smith attested for the Royal Highlanders (Territorial Force) and served with the 8th Battalion during the Great War, before transferring to the Highland Cyclist Battalion.
Sold with copied Medal Index Card and medal roll extract.
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Three: Second Lieutenant R. Adams, Royal Air Force, late Sergeant Major, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut. R. Adams. R.A.F.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (Y-1894 S. Mjr: R. Adams. K.R.R.C.) mounted as worn, with three related miniature awards, worn, good fine (3)
£70-£90
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Pair: Private A. G. Bruntlett, King’s Royal Rifle Corps British War and Victory Medals (44557 Pte. A. G. Bruntlett. K.R. Rif. C.) good very fine
Pair: Lieutenant H. Goodwin, Royal Air Force British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. H. Goodwin. R.A.F.) very fine
British War Medal 1914-20 (C-8045 C-Sjt, H. N. Purcell. K. R. Rif. C); together with the recipient’s identity tag, good very fine
Victoria Cross, copy; 1939-45 Star (2); Air Crew Europe Star, copy; Italy Star; France and Germany Star; Defence Medal; War Medal 1939-45 (2), one with M.I.D. oak leaf, good very fine
An unattributed group of four miniature dress medals 1939-45 Star, 1 clasp, Battle of Britain; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Voluntary Service Medal, good very fine (18)
£60-£80
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Pair: Private R. W. Parry, Machine Gun Corps British War and Victory Medals (86953 Pte. R. W. Parry. M.G.C.) in named card box of issue, extremely fine (2) £30-£40
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