Pair: Private F. Richardson, Manchester Regiment, who was discharged on account of wounds in October 1917

1914-15 Star (12682 Pte. F. Richardson, Manch. R.); British War Medal 1914-20 (12682 Pte. F. Richardson. Manch. R.); together with a copy Victory Medal 1914-19 similarly named; and the recipient’s Silver War Badge, this officially numbered ‘269314’, cleaned, very fine (4) £50-£70

Frederick Richardson was born in Manchester on 14 December 1891 and attested for the Manchester Regiment on 8 February 1915, serving with the 19th (4th City Pals) Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 19 December 1915. Wounded during the Great War, presumably during the Battle of the Somme, he transferred to the Labour Corps, before being discharged on account of his wounds on 11 October 1917, being awarded a Silver War Badge.

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