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Three: Corporal R. Roseveare, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action at Strazeele, during the opening stages of the Battle of Armentières, on 13 October 1914
1914 Star, with copy clasp (2881 Cpl. R. Roseveare. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (2881 Cpl. R. Roseveare. Rif. Brig.) good very fine (3)
£200-£240
Richard Roseveare was born in 1888 at Plymouth, Devon and attested there for the Rifle Brigade in 1907, gaining promotion to Corporal in 1912. He served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from the time of their disembarkation at St. Nazaire on 10 September 1914 and would have been present with them through a period of heavy fighting north of Soupir on the Aisne, 22 - 30 September. Entrained for St. Omer on 10 October, the battalion moved forward from Hazebrouck three days later and took part in the action around Strazeele in the opening phase of the Battle of Armentières. The war diary records that all four battalions of the Rifle Brigade were engaged along the Bailleul Ridge on 13 October with the 3rd Battalion incurring casualties of 3 officers wounded, 11 other ranks killed and 65 wounded.
Corporal Roseveare was among those killed. He was the son of Annie Roseveare of 67 Jubilee St., Plymouth, Devon and is buried in Meteren Military Cemetery, France.
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Three: Rifleman T. W. Donald, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was killed in action at Porte Egal Farm during the Battle of Armentières on 23 October 1914
1914 Star, with copy clasp (5088 Pte. T. Donald, 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (5088 Pte. T. W. Donald. Rif. Brig.) nearly extremely fine (3)
£200-£240
Thomas William Donald was born in 1894 at Bow, Middlesex and resided at Clerkenwell. He attested for the Rifle Brigade at Stratford, Essex in 1913 and served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 September 1914. Soon into action at the Aisne, his battalion relieved the 1st Royal Berkshires in trenches 2 miles north of Soupir on 21 September. The following month, on 18 October, they took part in the attack on Pérenchies outside Armentières, followed by a withdrawal, three days later, to a new line near Porte Egal Farm. Here an enemy attack was repelled with large numbers of Germans killed on 22 October.
Another German attack the following day caused heavy casualties among the 3rd Rifle Brigade however, particularly among C Company. The battalion losses that day were Lieutenant D. B. Landale killed, 17 other ranks killed and 43 wounded. Rifleman Donald was among those killed. The son of Caroline Sarah Donald of 64 Shaftsbury Road, Brighton, he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
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Three: Corporal A. Lawler, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was Mentioned in Despatches for gallant and distinguished services during the Battle of Armentières in 1914 and died of wounds at Ypres on 6 September 1915
1914 Star (1087 Pte. A. Lawler. 3/ Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (1087 Cpl. A. Lawler. Rif. Brig.); Memorial Plaque (Albert Lawler) in card envelope, nearly extremely fine (4)
£240-£280 M.I.D. London Gazette 17 February 1915.
Albert Lawler attested for the Rifle Brigade in 1905 and served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 September 1914, his battalion seeing action in 1914 during the operations on the Aisne and at the Battle of Armentières. Lawler was Mentioned in connection with the latter battle in Field Marshal French’s Despatch of 14 January 1915 - this despatch submitted the names men of brought to notice for gallant and distinguished service performed at La Bassee, Messines, Armentières and Ypres in October/November 1914.
Corporal Lawler died of wounds at Ypres on 6 September 1915 and is buried at Poperinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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Four: Private W. Pippett, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own), who was discharged in May 1916 due to wounds received in action near Ypres in May 1915
Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1902 (5594 Pte. W. Pippett. Rifle Brigade); 1914 Star, with clasp (Z-2244 Pte. W. Pippett. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (Z-2244 Pte. W. Pippett. Rif. Brig.) mounted as worn, the first with edge bruise and nearly very fine, the Great War awards better (4) £260-300
William Pippett served with the 5th Battalion, Rifle Brigade during the Boer War (QSA with 3 clasps). Following the outbreak of the Great War, he re-enlisted in the Rifle Brigade on 3 September 1914 and served with the 3rd Battalion on the Western Front from 13 November 1914. On 12 June 1915, he was admitted to Rouen Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left arm and repatriated to England where he was discharged due to wounds on 5 May 1916, being awarded a Silver War Badge.
At the time Rifleman Pippet’s wounds were inflicted, his battalion was carrying out tours in the Ypres Sector north-east of La Brique and near St. Jean.
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Five: Company Quartermaster Sergeant F. Frost, 3rd Battalion, Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort’s Own)
1914 Star, with clasp (8219 Sjt. F. Frost. 3/Rif: Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (8219 C. Sjt. F. Frost. Rif. Brig.); General Service 1918-62, 2 clasps, Iraq, N.W. Persia (8219 C. Sjt. F. Frost. Rif. Brig.); Army L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 1st issue (8219 C.Q.M. Sgt. F. Frost. Rif. Brig.) good very fine (5)
£240-£280
Frank Frost attested for the Rifle Brigade in 1901 and served with the 3rd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 10 September 1914. He later served with the 1st Battalion in Iraq, 1919-20 and in NW Persia, 1920. His Army L.S. & G.C. medal was awarded in 1921 under Army Order 443.
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