Medals from the Collection of the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Part 3 70


Five: Private B. Castle, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was killed in action during the retreat to Dunkirk on 20 May 1940


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5375852 Pte. B. Castle. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45; Jubilee 1935, unnamed as issued; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R, 1st issue, Regular Army (5375852 Pte. B. Castle. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a Dunkirk Commemorative Medal, very fine or better (6)


£140-£180


Benjamin Castle attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with them in Burma, and during the Second World War with the British Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action during the retreat to Dunkirk on 20 May 1940, aged 36. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Dunkirk Memorial.


Sold together with the recipient’s Certificate for the Dunkirk Commemorative Medal. 71 Seven: Corporal H. J. West, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5376508 Pte. H. J. West. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star, 1 clasp, 1st Army; Defence and War Medals 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (5376508 Cpl. H. J. West. Oxf. &. Bucks. L.I.) contact marks and edge bruising, very fine and better (7)


£140-£180 72


Three: Private H. W. Eele, 1st (Buckinghamshire) Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, who was taken Prisoner of War during the retreat to Dunkirk on 31 May 1940


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5378324 Pte. H. W. Eele. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (3)


£120-£160


H. W. Eele attested for the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry and served with the 1st Battalion during the Second World War as part of the British Expeditionary Force. He was taken Prisoner of War on 31 May 1940, during the retreat to Dunkirk, and was held in camp 20A (Thorn Podgorz, Poland) with P.O.W. number 11739.


73 Six: Private W. Clarke, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5379294 Pte. W. Clarke. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5379294 Pte. W. Clark [sic]. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, together with a bronze British Army of the Rhine, Small Arms Meeting, shooting prize medal for 1927, nearly very fine (7)


£200-£240


W. Clarke appears on a medal roll of 26 reservists of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry mobilised in 1936 and appointed to the 2nd Battalion King’s Shropshire Light Infantry for service in Palestine.


74 Five: Private H. Fuller, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5378126 Pte. H. Fuller. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, good very fine (5)


£100-£140


Sold together with five regimental sports medals, silver and bronze, one to 43rd L.I., and three to 52nd L.I., and the recipient’s cap badge, shoulder titles, and unit insignia.


75 Six: Private W. Holdsworth, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5173068 Pte. W. Holdsworth, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Italy Star; War Medal 1939-45; Army L.S. & G.C., G.VI.R., 1st issue, Regular Army (5173068 Pte. W. Holdsworth, Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); together with a 5th Army Commemorative Medal for the Entrance of the Allied Armies in Naples, 1 October 1943, light contact marks, good very fine and better (7)


£140-£180 76 Seven: Private H. W. Llewellyn, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, later Worcestershire Regiment


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5379613 Pte. H. W. Llewellyn. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Palestine (5379513 [sic] Pte. H. Llewellyn. Worc. R.), number partially officially corrected; 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Burma Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, edge bruising and contact marks, generally very fine (7)


£120-£160


H. W. Llewellyn penned an article for the Regimental Journal of the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry, titled ‘My Experiences in Palestine’, a copy of which is included in the lot.


77 Family Group:


Five: Private F. J. Martin, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5377237 Pte. F. J. Martin. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45, good very fine


General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Cyprus (23386527 Pte. P. J. Martin. Oxf. & Bucks) polished, very fine (6) £140-£180 78 Four: Private A. May, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5379022 Pte. A. May. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; France and Germany Star; War Medal 1939-45, nearly extremely fine (4)


£100-£140 79 Four: Private A. E. Mills, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry


India General Service 1908-35, 1 clasp, Burma 1930-32 (5378007 Pte. A. E. Mills. Oxf. & Bucks. L.I.); 1939-45 Star; Defence and War Medals 1939-45, the first polished, generally very fine and better (4)


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