Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 2 clasps, Cape Colony, South Africa 1902 (6707 Pte. A. Graves, Rl. Sussex Regt.)

Four: Private W. J. Graves, Royal Suusex Regiment

1914-15 Star (G-5725 Pte., R. Suss. R.); British War and Victory Medals (G-5725 Pte., R. Suss. R.); Italy, War Merit Cross, good very fine and better (5) £200-250

Private William J. Graves, Royal Sussex Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 25 November 1915. He was discharged on 4 July 1916 and was awarded the Silver War Badge. Sold with copied m.i.c. and two photocopied photographs. Italian decoration not confirmed.