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Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Part 3 41 Three: Private J. Winfield, 8th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


1914-15 Star (16342 Pte. J. Winfield. Oxf. & Bucks: L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (16342 Pte. J. Winfield. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) very fine (3)


£100-£140


John Winfield, a native of Brize Norton, Oxfordshire, was born in 1894 and attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry on 17 November 1914. He served with the 8th (Pioneer) Battalion during the Great War in France and Salonika, and was discharged on transfer to the Army Reserve on 30 May 1919. His conduct on discharge was described as follows: ‘During the whole of his four and a half years service Private Winfield has been one of the finest men in the battalion. His reliability and efficiency and example to his fellow soldiers has been most marked. His conduct and Character have always been excellent.’


Sold together with the recipient’s two original fibre identification-tags, several original photographic postcards of the recipient in uniform, two of which identify him and his brother, and a larger group photograph with civilians taken in 1919, presumed to have been taken in Salonika; the recipient’s original Protection Certificate (Army Form E.11), his Certificate of Employment During the War (Army Form Z.18), together with his brothers Certificate on Transfer to Reserve (Army Form Z.21), Soldiers Demobilisation Account (Army Form W.5065), and Certificate of Employment During the War, (Army Form Z.18) and a white metal Light Infantry cap badge, converted to a pin badge.


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Six: Lance-Corporal F. Golby, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


1914-15 Star (48797 Pte. F. Golby, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (8602 Pte. F. Golby. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5374362 Pte. F. Golby. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Coronation 1937 (L.Cpl. F. Golby. Oxf. & Bucks. Lt. Infty.) contemporarily engraved naming; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (5374362 Pte. F. Golby. Oxf. & Bucks L.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (6)


£180-£220


Frederick Golby attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 16 July 1915. During the Great War he is also noted as serving with the West Yorkshire Regiment. He is confirmed on the medal roll for the 1937 Coronation medal as a Private serving at the Depot, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal that same year.


Sold together with a postcard photograph of the recipient.


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Four: Sergeant A. I. Church, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, late Rifle Brigade


1914-15 Star (1620 Pte A. I. Church. Rif: Brig:); British War and Victory Medals (1620 Sjt. A. Church. Rif. Brig.) ‘Ghurch’ on BWM; Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (6905189 Sjt. A. I. Church. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) polished, therefore good fine (4)


£70-£90


A. I. Church served during the Great War with the Rifle Brigade in the French theatre of war from 30 December 1914. He subsequently advanced to Sergeant, and transferred to the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.


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A Great War ‘Mesopotamian theatre’ M.S.M. group of four awarded to Sergeant H. V. Straker, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


British War and Victory Medals (7194 Sjt. H. V. Straker. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Army Meritorious Service Medal, G.V.R., 1st issue (7194 A. Cpl. H. V. Straker. 1/O. & B. L.I.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (5373063 Sjt H. V. Straker. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.) suspension claw re-affixed on BWM, last with official corrections, generally very fine or better (4) £120-£160


M.S.M. London Gazette 16 August 1917 (Mespotamia).


Henry V. Straker attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War in the Asiatic theatre of war from 5 December 1914 (entitled to 1914-15 Star).


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Pair: Private B. Angliss, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who died of disease in the Mesopotamian theatre of war, 1 September 1916


British War and Victory Medals (22269 Pte. B. Angliss. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); Memorial Plaque (Benjamin Angliss) generally very fine or better (3)


£60-£80


Benjamin Angliss was the son of Mr and Mrs J. M. Angliss of 4 Louth Street, Caversham, Reading. He served during the Great War with the 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, and died of disease in the Mesopotamian theatre of war, 1 September 1916.


Private Angliss is buried in the Basra War Cemetery, Iraq. Sold with a photographic image of recipient in uniform.


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