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№ 550

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9 October 2024

Hammer Price:
£240

Three: Sergeant W. G. Horsley, Royal Garrison Artillery, later National Fire Brigade (Felixstowe Fire Station)

Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, E.VII.R. (1004 Sjt: W. G. Horsley. E. & S. R.G.A.); National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, silver, with clasp for Twenty Years’ service and two clasps for Five Years’ service, the edge officially numbered ‘2729’ and additionally contemporarily engraved ‘William G. Horsley.’; National Fire Brigades Association Long Service Medal, bronze, with clasps for Five Years and Ten Years’ service, the edge officially numbered ‘4437’ and additionally contemporarily engraved ‘William George Horsley’, very fine and a scarce combination (3) £140-£180

William George Horsley was awarded the T.F.E.M. on 1 July 1909 whilst serving with the Essex and Suffolk Brigade, Royal Garrison Artillery. His obituary was later published in the Felixstowe Times on 5 October 1935:
‘Felixstowe Fireman’s Funeral. Mr. Wm. George Horsley
A popular member of the Felixstowe Fire Brigade, Mr. William George Horsley of 3, Bath Cottages, Grange Road, was buried at Felixstowe on Monday afternoon with service honours. He was very well-known and much respected in the district. Mr. Horsley was a native of Felixstowe, and became apprenticed to the late Mr. Ward in the building trade. For very many years he was a member of the Volunteers. Amongst his recreations were golf, and he played at the Eastward Ho! course. As a member of the Fire Brigade he served for thirty-four years. The body was borne on the fire engine to the Methodist Church; the coffin was draped with a Union Jack, and there were wreaths which included a tribute from his colleagues in the Brigade.’