Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Three: Private A. G. Sanders, Royal Marine Light Infantry
1914-15 Star (Ply.17464 Pte., R.M.L.I.); British War and Victory Medals (Ply.17484 Pte., R.M.L.I.); together with a General Service 1918-62, 1 clasp, Iraq (17464 L/Sgt. A. G. Sanders R.M.L.I.) this last renamed

Three: Private G. Edwards, Army Service Corps
1914-15 Star (SS-10739 Pte., A.S.C.); British War and Victory Medals (10739 Pte., A.S.C.)

British War Medal 1914-20 (66140 Pte. C. Vessey, K.O.Y.L.I.) first group fine and better; others nearly extremely fine (8) £100-140

Albert George Sanders was born in Liskard, Cornwall on 29 May 1897. A Platelayer by occupation, he enlisted into the Royal Marines at Bristol on 29 October 1914. Discharged in November 1919. With copied service paper.

Private George Edwards, Army Service Corps, entered the France/Flanders theatre of war on 29 May 1915. Later served in the Labour Corps and transferred to the Class ‘Z’ Reserve on 5 March 1919. With copied m.i.c.

Charles Vessey was born in Barnet-le-Buck, Lincolnshire and enlisted at Brigg, Lincolnshire. Serving with the 2nd Battalion King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he was killed in action on 8 November 1918 - the last battle on the Western Front, when the unit as part of 97 Brigade, 32nd Division, was ordered to cross the Oise-Sambre Canal. Vessey was buried in the Dourlers Communal Cemetery Extension. With copied casualty details.