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Four: Corporal A. E. Cave, Royal Horse Guards and Guards Machine Gun Regiment


1914 Star (1083 Tpr. A. Cave. R. H. Gds.); British War and Victory Medals (1083 Tpr. A. E. [sic] Cave. R. H. Gds.); Romania, Kingdom, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Third Class, with swords, bronze, unnamed as issued, mounted as originally worn, generally very fine, scarce (4)


£500-£600


Romanian Distinguished Conduct Medal, Third Class London Gazette 20 September 1919. 136 Romanian Distinguished Conduct Medals, Third Class, were awarded to the British Army for the Great War.


Albert Ernest Cave was born in Bath, Somerset. He attested for the Royal Horse Guards at Bath in October 1903, and transferred to the Army Reserve in November 1911. Cave rejoined the Colours, 5 August 1914, and served with the Regiment in the French theatre of war from 8 October 1914. He transferred to No. 3 (R.H.G. Battalion) Guards Machine Gun Regiment in May 1918, and advanced to Corporal. Cave was discharged, 31 March 1920, having served 16 years and 161 days. He later resided at 9 Church Street, Reading.


176 Three: Captain W. M. Cliff, 3rd (The King’s Own) Hussars 1914 Star (Lieut: W. McC. Cliff. 3/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (Lieut. W. McC. Cliff.) very fine (3) £300-£340


William McCulloch Cliff was born in December 1891, and was a Gentleman Cadet at the Royal Military College prior to being commissioned Second Lieutenant in the 3rd Hussars. He served during the Great War with the 3rd Hussars in the French theatre of war from 19 August 1914. Cliff subsequently advanced to Captain and was attached to No. 3 Rest Camp for service. He resided in Dundalk, Ireland.


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Three: Acting Bombardier L. Marriott, Royal Garrison Artillery, who was killed in action on the Western Front on 15 August 1917


1914 Star (34852 Gnr: L. Marriott. R.G.A.); British War and Victory Medals (34852 Gnr. L. Marriott. R.A.) very fine (3) £100-£140


Leonard Marriott was born in Northampton, and attested there for the Royal Garrison Artillery. He served with the 1st Siege Battery during the Great War on the Western Front from 17 September 1914, and was killed in action at Passchendaele, during the Third Battle of Ypres, on 15 August 1917. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.


Sold with copied research. 178 Three: Private H. W. Whatmough, Leicestershire Regiment


1914 Star (8802 Pte. H. W. Whatmough. 2/Leic: R.); British War and Victory Medals (8802 Pte. W. H. [sic] Whatmough. Leic. R.); together with a Leicestershire Regiment cap badge, very fine (3)


£80-£120


Herbert William Whatmough attested for the Leicestershire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 12 October 1914.


Note: The recipient has two separate Medal Index Cards: one for the 1914 Star only, under the name Herbert W. Whatmough; and another for the British War and Victory Medals, under the name William Herbert Whatmough. As the number is the same it is undoubtedly the same man, although what order his Christian names come in is unconfirmed.


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Three: Private R. Heaney, 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers 1914 Star (6437 Pte R. Heaney. 2/R. Sc: Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (6437 Pte. R. Heaney. R.S. Fus.) verdigris, good fine


Pair: Orderly Room Sergeant J. W. Ford, 1/6th Battalion, Scottish Rifles, later Second Lieutenant, Labour Corps 1914-15 Star (128 Sjt. J. W. Ford, Sco. Rif.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (240006 C. Sjt: (O.R.S.) J. W. Ford. 6/Sco. Rif:) very fine (5)


£100-£140


Robert Heaney served during the Great War with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers in the French theatre of war from 6 November 1914. He subsequently served with the Seaforth Highlanders and the Highland Light Infantry.


Joseph William Ford served during the Great War with the 1/6th Battalion, Scottish Rifles in the French theatre of war from 20 March 1915 (awarded the T.F.E.M. in February 1918). He was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Labour Corps in February 1917.


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