Three: Private F. J. Strong, Wiltshire Regiment and Machine Gun Corps

1914-15 Star (16088 Pte. F. J. Strong. Wilts. R.); British War and Victory Medals (16068 Pte. F. J. Strong. Wilts. R.) nearly extremely fine (3) £80-£100

Frederick James Strong was born at Crawley, Witney, Oxfordshire in 1895 and attested for the Wiltshire Regiment at Oxford in September 1914 . He served with them during the Great War on the Western Front from 21 September 1915, before being posted to the 79th Company, Machine Gun Corps, and served with them in Salonika. He contracted Malaria, and was evacuated from Salonika on the Hospital Ship Glengorm Castle to Malta in October 1918. He was discharged in the category ‘sick and wounded’ in February 1919.

Sold together with nine hallmarked sterling silver sporting prize fob medals relating to the Witney and District cricket and football leagues, mostly uninscribed but dated from the mid 1920’s to the mid 1930’s; a Wiltshire Regiment brass cap badge with slider; and a Machine Gun Corps gilt brass cap badge with slider.