Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

1914 Star (2476 Pte. F. Balsom, 1/2 Mon. R.), very fine £50-60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Welsh Regiments formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Frederick Balsom, who was born in Exeter, Devon, enlisted in the Monmouthshire Regiment at Pontypool. A Private in the 2nd Battalion, he embarked for France in early November 1914 and became one of the unit’s very first casualties: he was shot dead by a sniper on the 23rd. Balsom is buried in Calvaire (Essex) Military Cemetery, Ploegsteert; sold with copied research.