Orders, Decorations and Medals

Three: Bombardier E. J. Puplett, Royal Field Artillery
1914 Star with clasp (72714 Dvr., R.F.A.); British War and Victory Medals (Bmbr., R.A.)

Three: Bombardier A. Brown, Royal Field Artillery
1914-15 Star Trio (26043 Bmbr., R.F.A.) together with Silver War Badge and identity disc

Three: Trumpeter J. Sutherland, Royal Field Artillery
1914-15 Star Trio (26575 Tptr./Dvr., R.F.A.) together with Bronze Memorial Plaque (John Sutherland) small hole drilled in the last at 12 o’clock, otherwise generally good very fine (10) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals formed by the late Robert Lamb.

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Trumpeter John Sutherland, born Halifax, enlisted Sunderland, was taken prisoner at the fall of Kut-el-Amara in April 1916, and died whilst a prisoner of war in Turkey on 9 August 1916. He is buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery, Iraq.