A Collection of Great War Medals

1914-15 Star (4) (A-1134 Pte. J. Felton, K.R. Rif. C.; A-1500 L. Cpl. G. E. Matthews, K.R. Rif. C.; R-1182 Cpl. D. Roberts, K.R. Rif. C.; A-234 Pte. R. Spilsbury, K.R. Rif. C.) very fine and better (4) £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Great War Medal Collection of Robin H.J. Darvell.

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George Edwin Matthews was born in and enlisted at Birmingham. Serving in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 18 May 1915. With the 8th Battalion, he died of wounds at Home on 10 February 1916. He was buried in the Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery. He was the husband of L. M. Matthews of 5/29 Emily Street, Birmingham.

Dick Roberts was born in and enlisted at Warrington. Serving in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 21 May 1915. With the 8th Battalion, he was killed in action on 21 September 1915, aged 27 years. He was buried in the Potijze Burial Ground Cemetery. He was the son of Joseph and Martha Roberts of Warrington and husband of Annie Roberts of 6 School Street, Warrington.

Roland Spilsbury was born in and enlisted at Birmingham. Serving with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, he entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 29 November 1914. With the 8th Battalion he died of wounds on 3 May 1917. Having no known grave, his name is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. The above three with copied research.