Orders, Decorations and Medals Including five Special Collections

Three: Second Lieutenant Stephen Knowles, Rifle Brigade, a Somme casualty

1914-15 Star (2. Lieut., Rif. Brig.); British War and Victory Medals (2. Lieut.); together with original card boxes of issue, extremely fine (3) £300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of of Great War Medals to the Rifle Brigade.

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Stephen Knowles lived at Heaton Grange, Bolton. He was educated at Repton 1910-March 1915 (House Prefect, sergeant in the O.T.C.) and admitted to Pembroke College, Cambridge, but instead of going up to the varsity obtained a Special Reserve commission in the Rifle Brigade in May 1915 and joined the 2nd Bn. in France in November, being posted to “D” Company. His company commander wrote in Feb. 1916 “I am pleased with this company, having good subaltern officers – Martin, Price and Knowles.” He was dangerously wounded (shot through the throat) on 23 October 1916 in an attack at Guedecourt and Died of Wounds the following day at 2/2nd London Casualty Clearing Station, aged 20. He is buried at Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte.

Sold with copy portrait photo.