Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

Lot

№ 1278

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£270

Three: Private F. W. Bradford, Royal Army Service Corps, late Royal West Kent Regiment

1914-15 Star (3544 Pte., R.W. Kent R.); British War and Victory Medals (3544 Pte., R.W. Kent R.), together with memorial plaque (Frederick William Bradford) extremely fine (4) £100-150

Private Frederick William Bradford enlisted at Edenbridge, Kent and initially served in the 2/4th battalion Royal West Kent Regiment. He was transferred to the Royal Army Service Corps and served in Iraq. He died of pneumonia on 12.8.1918 aged 21 years and was buried in the Baghdad North Gate War Cemetery.

Sold with memorial scroll; mourning card; telegrams notifying the illness and death of the recipient; photographs of the recipient in uniform and photographs of his grave.