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10 December 2014

Hammer Price:
£200

British War Medal 1914-20 (11) (26907 Pte. V. A. Barker, Norf. R.; 5226 Cpl. S. Burden, Norf. R.; 200460 Sjt. C. W. Clarke, Norf. R.; 35901 Pte. F. Fawcett, Norf. R.; 320643 Cpl. D. S. Sutherland, Norf. R.; 39299Pte. A. Wisbey, Norf. R.; 24231 Pte. W. Manning, Suff. R.; 12422 Pte. H. Wiseman, Suff. R.; 36456 Pte. J. W. Hines, Linc. R.; 31619 Pte. R. H. Russell, Linc. R.; 3372 Pte. H. Tye, Linc. R.) some with edge bruising, nearly very fine and better (11) £150-180

V. A. Barker later served in the West Belfast Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles, and was entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals.

Corporal Sidney George Burden’s service record and pension papers are available online - born at St. Etheldred, Norwich, he enlisted in the 3rd Norfolk Regiment in January 1899 and served in France in April-August 1917, during which period he was wounded by a gunshot in the neck on 31 July. Discharged to the 1st Reserve Garrison Battalion, Suffolk Regiment, in June 1918, he was awarded the Silver War Badge.

Charles Clarke, F. Fawcett and Daniel Sutherland were entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals, as were Albert Wisbey, who later served in the Hertfordshire Regiment, and William Manning, who later served in the Northamptonshire Regiment.

H. Wiseman first went out to France with the Suffolk Regiment on 30 May 1915.

John W. Hines later served with the Labour Corps and was entitled to the B.W.M. and Victory Medals.

Robert Harold Russell, who was born at Little Coates, Grimsby, in 1898, served out in France with the 6th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, in June 1917, prior to transferring to the 26th Royal Fusiliers. Discharged as physically unfit in September 1917, he was awarded the Silver War Badge.

Harry Tye later served in the Royal Lancaster Regiment and the Royal Defence Corps, and was awarded the Silver War Badge.