Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Part 2 25 Three: Private W. Langford, Oxford Light Infantry
India General Service 1895-1902, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3703 Pte. W. Langford 2d Bn. Oxf. Lt. Infy.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein, Transvaal (3703 Pte. W. Langford. 1/Oxfd. L.I.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3703 Pte. W. Langford. Oxford: L.I.) edge cut and light contact marks, otherwise very fine or better (3)
£180-£220
William Langford was born in Shoreditch, London, and enlisted in Oxford on 19 September 1891, aged 19 years 5 months, a porter by trade. He served in India from December 1893 until February 1899 and in South Africa from December 1899 until August 1902, when he came home and was discharged 19 June 1903. Sold with copied discharge papers.
26 Four: Corporal W. Woodward, Oxford Light Infantry, later Army Service Corps
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 1 clasp, Cape Colony (5386 Pte. W. Woodward. 1/Oxfd. L.I.); 1914-15 Star (M1 -08514 L. Cpl. W. Woodward. A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (M1-08514 Cpl. W. Woodward. A.S.C.) very fine (4)
£100-£120
Walter Woodward was born in the Parish of Summertown, Oxfordshire, in 1880, and enlisted into the Oxford Light Infantry in Oxford on 28 January 1897. He served in South Africa in 1899 and 1900, and was discharged ‘medically unfit’ at Fermoy on 10 July 1901. He enlisted into the Army Service Corps as a Motor Car and Lorry driver on 28 October 1914, and was transferred to the Army Reserve 11 June 1919.
Sold with original Parchment Certificates of Character and Discharge from the Oxford Light Infantry, French Driving Licence with photograph issued 1 May 1909, and various demobilisation documents from 1919.
27 Four: Private B. Bristow, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (2497 Pte. B. Bristow, Oxford: L.I.); 1914 -15 Star (9635 Pte. B. Bristow. Oxf: & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (9635 Pte. B. Bristow. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) edge bruise to the first, otherwise very fine (4)
£100-£120
Benjamin Bristow served in the Great War with the 3rd Battalion in France from 18 September 1915. He was discharged to Z Class reserve 19 April 1919. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
28 Three: Private Harry Carpenter, Oxford Light Infantry, later Royal Air Force
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State (5902 Pye. H. Carpenter. Oxfd. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (121036. Pte. 2. H. Carpenter. R.A.F.) the first very fine, otherwise extremely fine (3) £80-£100
Harry Carpenter was born at Lee, Kent, and enlisted into the Oxfordshire Light Infantry in London on 3 November 1898, aged 18, a sweep by trade. He served with the 1st Battalion in South Africa from February to July 1900, and with the 2nd Battalion in India from November 1901 to January 1907. He was discharged on termination of his first period of engagement on 2 November 1910. Sold with copied discharge papers with confirm Q.S.A. and clasps.
29 Pair: Private W. G. Thompson, Oxford Light Infantry
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal (2017 Pte. W. G. Thompson. 1/Oxfd. L.I.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (2017 Pte. W. Thompson. Oxford: L.I.) nearly extremely fine (2)
£120-£160 30 Four: Major S. R. Field, Royal Artillery, late Volunteer Company, Oxfordshire Light Infantry
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (7356 Pte. S. R. Field. Vol: Cot. Oxford: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Major S. R. Field); Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (Major S. R. Field. R.A.) mounted as worn, good very fine
£200-£260
Major Sydney Reach Field served in France with the 43rd Battery R.F.A. from 25 May 1916. Sold with copied Medal Index Card which confirms T.F.W.M. and entitlement to Silver War Badge No. B.45003.
31 Pair: Private J. Roberts, Oxford Light Infantry
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Paardeberg, Driefontein (4567 Pte. J. Roberts. 1/Oxfd. L. I.); King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (4561 Pte. J. Roberts. Oxford: L.I.) note error in regimental number, light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2)
£140-£180 32 Pair: Private L. W. Jeffery, Oxford Light Infantry
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Relief of Kimberley, Orange Free State, Transvaal, South Africa 1901 (5475 Pte. L. W. Jeffery. 1/Oxfd. L.I.) last clasp clearly belongs to next medal; King’s South Africa 1901-02, 1 clasp, South Africa 1902 (5473 Cpl. L. W. Jeffery. Oxford L.I.) light contact marks, otherwise very fine (2)
£120-£160 33 Four: Private A. J. Moore, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Lincolnshire Regiment
1914 Star, with copy clasp (7239 Pte. A. J. Moore. 2/Linc: R.); British War and Victory Medals (7239 Pte. A. J. Moore. Linc. R.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5376426 Pte. A. J. Moore. Oxf, & Bucks. L.I.) the first three heavily polished, fine, the last good very fine (4)
£120-£160
Albert James Moore served with the 2nd Lincolns in France from 5 November 1914. He afterwards served with the 2nd Battalion Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry in the Burma campaign of 1930-32. Sold with copied extract from the Ox. & Bucks Regimental Journal including a photograph of Moore wearing his four medals.
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