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

№ 1352

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£100

Pair: Private F. J. Sawyers, South Wales Borderers

British War and Victory Medals (21741 Pte., S. Wales Bord.) nearly extremely fine (2) £40-60

Private Frederick James Sawyers was born in Tetbury, Gloucestershire and enlisted at Newport, Monmouthshire. Entering France in December 1915, he served with the 11th battalion South Wales Borderers and was killed in action, France / Flanders, on 12.9.1916. He was buried in Essex Farm Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.