1914/15 Trio To The South Notts Hussars , KIA Gallipoli

1914/15 trio 1390 PTE J WESTERDALE S NOTTS HRS

John Westerdale was a resident of Keyworth and enlisted in Nottingham. He was KIA at Gallipoli on the 22nd of August 1915 . he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial

From CWGC entries it appears the The South Notts Hussars had 6 men KIA on the 22nd of August 1915 and lost a total of 13 men in t...  read more

Code: 51159

1914/15 Trio And SC LS Medal To a Motor Cyclist RE

1914/15 trio 73798 CPL J V CUNNINGHAN RE Spec Cont LS ( Geo V ) JOHN V CUNNINGHAM

Together with box of issue for SC LS medal and original postcard photo in uniform sitting on motorcycle

John Victor Cunningham enlisted into the Royal Engineers Signal Section in October 1915 , his rank being Motor Cycle Cpl . He served throughout the war as a despatch rider with 17...  read more

Code: 51160

1914/15 Trio To a Boy RN, KIA Jutland

1914/15 trio J37132 R JOHNSTON BOY1 RN

Ralph Johnson a 17 year old moulders labourer from St Helens Lancs enlisted into the Royal Navy in March 1915 as a Boy2 . He was killed in action aboard HMS Barham at Jutland 31st May - 1st June 1916

One of 8 Ships Boys killed when the HMS Barhams sick bay was hit ( see article below )

Battle of Jutland
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Code: 51165

WW1 Group Of 6 To The RN , KIA Jutland

QSA one bar Cape Colony S G REED OD HMS MONARCH 1914/15 trio 193627 S G REED PO1 RN Navy LSGC ( Geo V ) 193627 S G RED PO HMS VIVID R Humane Society medal in bronze SYDNEY G REED RN NOV 10 1900

Together with Royal Life Saving Society bronze medal PO1 S G REED OCT 1906

Sydney George reed an 18 year old errand boy from Charles in Devon enlisted into the Royal N...  read more

Code: 51150

IGS LSGC Group of 3 , KIA Burma

IGS 2 bars NWF 1930-31 , NWF 1935 6394174 P-A-SGT L E CHERRYMAN IDD IGS one bar NWF 1936-37 6394174 S-SGT L CHERRYMAN IACC Army LSGC ( Geo VI ) bar India S-SERGT L E CHERRYMAN IACC

Laurence Edward Cherryman Royal Sussex Regt attached Indian Army Corps of Clerks was KIA in Burma on the 1st of July 1942. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial
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Code: 51152

WW1 Pair To The 24th Can Inf , KIA 1st Day Vimy Ridge

WW1 pair 748123 SJT F T PAYNE 24-CAN INF

Frederick Thomas Payne was born in Oxford England in 1882, He enlisted into the 24th Canadian Infantry at Quebec in December 1915 , his place of residence at the time being Sherbrooke Quebec and his trade being a Teamster . He was KIA on the first day of the attack on Vimy Ridge the 9th of April 1917  read more

Code: 51157

1914/15 Trio To An Officer Killed In Air Raid On London 1917

1914/15 Trio S/713 PTE S T DOUGLAS RIF BDE

Together with forwarding slip to next of kin ( named as 2nd lieut D T Douglas )

2nd Lieut David Tocher Douglas 3rd East Lancs R was mortally wounded during an air raid on London 31 Oct/ 1st Nov 1917 . He died of wounds received on the 1st of November


DAVID TOCHER DOUGLAS
Rank: Second Lieutena...  read more

Code: 51138

1914/15 Trio and Medaille Militaire To Royal Navy For Jutland

1914/15 Trio J2865 A TRUE AB RN France Medaille Militaire unnamed

Together with large original bestowal certificate for Medaille Militaire which has been glued to a card backing


Albert True From Streatham joined the Royal navy 1i 1908 and was discharged in 1922 , he served aboard HMS Moresby at Jutland and was awarded the Medaille Militaire for his servic...  read more

Code: 51142

Afghan Pair To Royal Artillery , Sev Wounded

Afghan Medal 2 bars Ali Musjid Kandahar 1354 GUNR W YOUNG 11/9TH BDE RA Kabul to Kandahar Star 1354 GUNNER W YOUNG 11TH BATTERY 9TH BDE RA

1354 Bombr William Young 11th Battery 9th Brigade Royal Artillery was severely wounded by a sword cut at Hisarak on the 13th of April 1880, he was one of 4 members of the battery who were wounded by sword cuts this day and one other the da...  read more

Code: 51144

GSM/CSM Pair To The PWO

GSM bar Arabian Peninsula 23456045 PTE J T LITTLEWOOD PWO CSM bar South Arabia 23456045 PTE J T LITTLEWOOD PWO


The Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire (3PWO) had a strong connection to the Arabian Peninsula, particularly Aden. A detachment of the regiment was stationed in Aden from September 1958 to June 1959, according to the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment o...  read more

Code: 51145