Orders, Decorations and Medals

Four: Private H. Burton, 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment

Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, 4 clasps, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (5978 Pte., Rl. W. Kent Regt.); 1914 Star, with clasp (L-5978 R.W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (L-5978 Pte., R.W. Kent R.) B.W.M. suspension slightly bent, some edge bruising and contact marks, nearly very fine and better (4)
£200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of 1914 Star Groups.

View
Collection

Private H. Burton, 1st Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 15 August 1914. Served in the 13th Infantry Brigade, 5th Division, in Smith-Dorrien’s II Army Corps. Served at Neuve Chapelle. With copied m.i.c. - 1914 Star clasp confirmed