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A Collection of Medals to the Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3


A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Corporal J. H. Sloman, 10th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers Military Medal, G.V.R. (70158 Cpl. J. H. Sloman, R.W. Fus:) good very fine M.M. London Gazette 28 January 1918


£200-£240


James Henry Sloman was born in 1895, and resided in Kingsbridge, Devon. He had prior service with the Devonshire Regiment before transferring to the 10th (Service) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and later the 13th (Service) Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


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A Great War ’Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Company Sergeant Major E. Evans, 13th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Military Medal, G.V.R. (18902 C.S. Mjr. E. Evans 13/R.W. Fus:) very fine M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.


. £200-£240


Evan Evans, a native of Treorchy, South Wales, attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers and served with the 13th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 1 December 1915. Prior to the Great War he was the amateur Middleweight Wrestling Champion of Wales (press cutting from the Rhondda Leader, refers).


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A Great War 1918 ‘Battle of the Sambre’ M.M. group of three awarded to Private J. P. Lloyd, 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who was previously wounded at the Third Battle of Ypres


Military Medal, G.V.R. (37565 Pte. J. P. Lloyd. 14/R.W. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (37565 Pte. J. P. Lloyd R. W.Fus.) light contact marks otherwise very fine (3)


£300-£400 M.M. London Gazette 23 July 1919.


Joseph Phillip Lloyd was born in Tonyrefail, Glamorgan in 1893. He served with the 14th Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers during the Great War on the Western Front and is recorded as having been wounded in action at the Third Battle of Ypres in the War Office Weekly Casualty List dated 29 August 1917. He was awarded the Military Medal for his gallantry during the Battle of the Sambre on 8 November 1918. The Battalion War Diary records the Battalion attacked at 3:15 a.m., the first objective being gained fairly quickly, the second objective obtained in the afternoon due to determined defence with machine gun fire. Germans in positions beyond the captured second objective were seen to retire during the night. This was the Battalion’s last action before the Armistice.


. 6 A Great War ’Western Front’ M.M. awarded to Lance-Corporal R. Perry, 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Military Medal, G.V.R. (267931 Pte. - L.Cpl.- R. Perry. 14 / R.W. Fus.) number partially officially corrected, scratch to obverse, edge bruising, nearly very fine


£140-£180 M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919


Reginald Perry is shown as residing in California in the M.M. entry in the London Gazette. His Medal Index Card and medal rolls show service with 1/6th Battalion, Welsh Regiment and 14th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and not 14th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. He was also entitled to the General Service Medal with clasp N.W. Persia for service with the Royal Berkshire Regiment.


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A Great War ‘Western Front’ M.M. group of three awarded to Lance-Corporal R. Thomas, 16th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


Military Medal, G.V.R. (61068 Pte. - L.Cpl.- R. Thomas. 16 / R.W.Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (61068 Pte. R. Thomas R.W. Fus.) minor edge bruising, otherwise very fine (3)


£300-£400 M.M. London Gazette 11 February 1919.


Robert Thomas attested for the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Blaenau Ffestiniog, and served with the 16th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front.


. 8 Pair: Private W. Yates, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


India General Service 1854-95, 2 clasps, Burma 1885-7, Hazara 1891, top lugs removed from first clasp, the second clasp loose on riband as a consequence (817. Pte. W. Yates 1/R. Welsh Fus:) engraved in upright serif capitals in the style associated with the Perak clasp; Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, Transvaal (817 Pte. W. Yates, R. Welsh Fus:) a few small scratches, otherwise good very fine (2)


£240-£280


William Yates was born at Whitechapel, London and attested for service with the Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 20 October 1884, declaring prior service with the 4th (Militia) Battalion the East Surrey Regiment. He served in India and Burma from 1885, until he was discharged to the Army Reserve on 26 January 1892, and embarked for the U.K. at Karachi in H.M.T. Serapis. He was recalled from the Reserve on 1 February 1900, and embarked for South Africa 10 February 1900, seeing further service during the Boer War until he was again discharged on 12 April 1902.


Hazara 1891 and Burma 1885-7 clasps confirmed on rolls. Supplementary Q.S.A. roll confirms additional entitlement to the clasps, Orange Free State and South Africa 1901.


. 9 Pair: Colour Sergeant A. Dawson, Royal Welsh Fusiliers


India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Hazara 1891 (2482 Lce. Corpl. A. Dawson 1st. Bn. R.W.Fus.); Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 5 clasps, Cape Colony, Tugela Heights, Orange Free State, Relief of Ladysmith, Transvaal (2482 Col. Sej: A. Dawson R: Welsh Fus:) minor contact marks, good very fine (2)


£300-£400


Arthur Dawson was born near Manchester and attested for service in the Royal Welsh Fusiliers at Wrexham on 31 May 1889. He was appointed a Lance Corporal in the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 17 February 1890, and was advanced to Colour Sergeant on 2 December 1889. He served in India for over 7 years and participated in the Hazara Expedition of 1891, and then served in South Africa during the Boer War, also receiving the King’s South Africa Medal. He was discharged on 30 May 1902.


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