Three: Private D. Phillips, 14th (The King’s) Hussars, attached Royal Horse Guards, later East Surrey Regiment and Loyal North Lancashire Regiment

1914 Star, with copy clasp (4124 Pte. D. Phillips. 14/Hrs.); British War and Victory Medals (4124 Pte. D. Phillips. E. Surr. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals to Recipients of the 1914 Star.

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David Phillips was born in South Leith, Scotland in 1881 and attested for the 14th Hussars at Edinburgh on 11 July 1899, serving with them during the Boer War, for which services he was awarded the Queen’s South Africa Medal with 3 clasps and the King’s South Africa Medal with 2 clasps. He was transferred to the Army Reserve in 1906 and having re-engaged in 1911 was mobilised at Scarborough on 5 August 1914. Posted on attachment to the Royal Horse Guards he served during the Great War on the Western Front from 7 October 1914, transferring fully on 5 January 1915. He transferred again to the 2/6th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment on 30 November 1916 and then to the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 19 September 1917. He was discharged Class Z Reserve on 9 June 1919.