Three: Private S. W. Acock, Royal West Surrey Regiment, who died on the Western Front on 6 February 1916
1914-15 Star (3913 Pte. S. W. Acock. The Queen’s R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-3913 Pte. S. W. Acock. The Queen’s R.) very fine

Three: Private J. W. Banner, Royal Fusiliers, who was severely wounded at Gallipoli in July 1915
1914-15 Star (9214 Pte. J. Banner. R. Fus.); British War and Victory Medals (GS-9214 Pte. J. W. Banner. R. Fus.) very fine

Pair: Private G. Metcalfe, Machine Gun Corps
British War and Victory Medals (89884 Pte. G. Metcalfe. M.G.C.) very fine (8) £120-£160

Sidney W. Acock was born in Horsell, Surrey, in 1880. He attested for the Queen’s Royal West Surrey Regiment at Guildford on 16 December 1914 and served with the 1s Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front. He died on 6 February 1916 and is buried in Cambrin Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France.

John William Banner was born in 1895 and attested at Stoke on Trent for the Royal Fusiliers on 10 November 1914. Sent to Gallipoli with the 2nd Battalion, he suffered a severe gunshot wound to the face and neck in July 1915 which necessitated evacuation to Mansoura Hospital and effectively ended his war.

George Metcalfe joined the British Army on 31 January 1911. He was discharged no longer physically fit for war service and issued a Silver War Badge on 23 September 1918.