Campaign Groups and Pairs x138 Three: Private F. Watson, West Yorkshire Regiment
1914 Star (9407 Pte. F. Watson. 2/W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (9407 Pte. F .Watson. W. York. R.) BWM officially re-impressed, nearly very fine (3)
£70-£90
Frank Watson attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment and served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 5 November 1914.
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Three: Private F. A. Wells, 2nd Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment, who was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle on 12 March 1915
1914 Star (4-7079 Pte. F. A. Wells. 2/Bedf: R.); British War and Victory Medals (4-7079 Pte. F. A. Wells. Bedf. R.) extremely fine (3) £260-£300
Frederick Arthur Wells proceeded to France with the 2nd Bedfordshire Regiment on 11 November 1914. He was killed in action on 12 March 1915, during the battle of Neuve Chapelle, and is commemorated by name on the Le Touret Memorial. Sold with a card identity disc, three photographs, and a letter of condolence to his sister from one of his comrades giving details of his death and burial. Together with copied Medal Index Card which confirms entitlement to clasp to 1914 Star.
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Three: Corporal W. Black, Royal Highlanders, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 9 September 1916
1914 Star (9593 Pte. W. Black. R. Highrs.); British War and Victory Medals (9593 Cpl. W. Black. R. Highrs.); Memorial Plaque (William Black) good very fine (4)
£180-£220
William Black attested for the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 13 August 1914. He died of wounds on 9 September 1916, most likely received in the vicinity of High Wood, and is buried in Porte-de-Paris Cemetery, Cambrai, France.
Sold with copied research. 141 Four: Sergeant T. P. Nichols, Northamptonshire Regiment
1914 Star (8639 Cpl. T. P. Nichols. 2/North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (8639 A. Sjt. T. P. Nichols. North’n. R.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5876501 Sjt. T. P. Nichols. North’n. R.) contact marks, nearly very fine (4)
£70-£90 Sold with copied Medal Index Card which confirms entitlement to clasp to 1914 Star for service in France from 8 November 1914. 142 Three: Private George Cave, 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment, taken prisoner in November 1914
1914 Star (7554 Pte. G. Cave. 1/North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (7554 Pte. G. Cave. North’n. R.) nearly extremely fine (3)
£140-£180
George Cave was born at Rushden, Northants, and enlisted into the Northamptonshire Regiment at Northampton on 29 October 1904, aged 18 years 9 months and employed in the shoe trade. Called up from the Reserve on 5 August 1914, he landed in France with the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment on 13 August 1914. He was captured on 5 November 1914, and interned at Merseberg, Germany, where he was put to work in a coal mine. He was repatriated on 2 January 1919. Entitled to clasp to 1914 Star.
Sold with copied discharge papers and an Old Contemptibles Association lapel badge and lid from card box of issue for pair. 143
Three: Private R. Thompson, Northamptonshire Regiment 1914 Star (9433 Pte. R. Thompson. 1/North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (9433 Pte. R. Thompson. North’n. R.) nearly very fine
Four: Private G. P. Edwards, Northamptonshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (12943 Pte. G. P. Edwards, North’n. R.); British War and Victory Medals (12943 Pte. G. P. Edwards. North’n. R.); Imperial Service Medal,
G.VI.R., 1st issue (George Parbery Edwards) good very fine
Three: Private A. C. Tee, Northamptonshire Regiment 1914-15 Star (14821 Pte. A. C. Tee. North’n R.); British War and Victory Medals (14821 Pte. A. C. Tee. North’n. R.) good very fine (10)
£80-£120
Richard Thompson served in France from 13 August 1914 and is entitled to the clasp to 1914 Star. He also served as No. 48850 in the Suffolk Regiment and was discharged on 18 June 1917. Sold with copied Medal Index Card and discharge papers.
George Parbery Edwards served with the 1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment in France from 10 February 1915, and later with the 14th Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, until his discharge from wounds on 14 November 1918. He was later a postman in Rugby and was awarded the Imperial Service Medal for his services (London Gazette 2 April 1948). Sold with copied S.W.B. roll and Medal Index Card.
Archie C. Tee served in France from 26 July 1915. Sold with copied Medal Index Card.
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