Pair: Private A. Morris, Lancashire Fusiliers
British War and Victory Medals (4092 Pte. A. Morris. Lan. Fus.) good very fine

Pair: Private J. Kirk, Loyal North Lancashire Regiment, who died of wounds on the Western Front on 12 August 1917
British War and Victory Medals (203691 Pte. J. Kirk. L.N. Lan. R.) good very fine

British War Medal 1914-20 (2) (7453 W.O. Cl. 2. A. Hill. Lan. Fus.; 4011 Pte. C. Mills. Lan. Fus.) generally very fine (6) £100-£140

John Kirk was born in Bolton, Lancashire, and attested for the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment on 12 January 1917. He served with the 9th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 20 June 1917, and was mortally wounded during the Battalion’s attack on Westhoek Ridge on 10 August 1917. He died of his wounds two days later, and is buried in Brandhoek New Military Cemetery.

Alfred Hill was born in Stamford and attested for the Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury, Lancashire. He served with the 2nd Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 22 August 1914; was advanced Company Sergeant Major; and was awarded the Military Medal (London Gazette 11 November 1916). He was killed in action on 12 October 1916 and is buried in Guards’ Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France.

Charles Mills was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and attested there for the Lancashire Fusiliers. He served with the 10th Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 15 July 1915, and was killed in action on 5 July 1916, on which date the Battalion was in action on the Somme at Shelter Alley, Quadrangle Trench. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France.

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