Four: Captain G. F. Rickett, 12th Battalion London Regiment (The Rangers), taken prisoner, 8 May 1915

1914-15 Star (2 Lieut., 12/Lond. R.), with card box of issue; Victory Medal 1914-19 (Capt.); Jubilee 1897, bronze, in Wyon, London case of issue; Coronation 1902, bronze, in Elkington, London case of issue, extremely fine (lot) £180-220

George Frederick Rickett was born in Willesden Green and was educated at the Regent Street Polytechnic. A Civil Servant by occupation, he joined the 12th Battalion London Regiment in 1909 and by 1914 was ranked as a Colour Sergeant. He received a commission in the battalion in October 1914 and on 24 December 1914 entered the France/Flanders theatre of war. He was promoted to Lieutenant in March 1915 and Captain in June 1916. He was wounded and taken prisoner at Verloren Hoek, near Ypres, on 8 May 1915. His Medical Report records, ‘States that he was in front line trenches when hit on head by shrapnel. Got dressed, went back in counter attack 4 days later hit thro lung & taken prisoner. In hospital, then sent to camps & dressed there’. Elsewhere it is recorded that he received ‘shrapnel in head’ and ‘bullet in right lung’. Held principally in the camp at Gutersloh, he was transferred to internment in Holland in March 1918 and repatriated to England in November. In 1919 he was attached to the Royal Fusiliers and was employed with the Army of Occupation. In May 1920 he was appointed Acting Adjutant of the 12th Battalion London Regment. Sold with copied m.i.c. and a quantity of copied service papers. Together with four other medals, two medallions in cases and a wax seal in glass-fronted case.