Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Family group:

Pair: Lance-Corporal L. A. Batten, 3rd South African Infantry, wounded in action

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (L/Cpl., 3rd S.A.I.)

Pair: Staff Serjeant J. Batten, Adjutant General’s Branch

British War and Bilingual Victory Medals (S/Sjt., A.G.B.) nearly extremely fine (4) £90-120

Medals to brothers:

Lawrence Arthur Batten was born in East London, Cape Province. Living in Germiston and an Electrician by occupation, he attested for the South African Overseas Expeditionary Force at Potchefstroom on 1 November 1915 , aged 29 years. Posted to the 3rd South African Infantry, he arrived in England on 16 January 1916 and in France on 26 July 1916. He was wounded in action in the shoulder on 13 October 1916 and on 20 October was invalided to England. Batten was discharged as physically unfit for further service at Germiston on 5 November 1917. With copied service papers and a photograph of the recipient.