Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Five: Company-Sergeant Major W. Husband, Welsh Regiment, a long-served volunteer who was wounded at Gallipoli in August 1915, while serving in the 1/4th Battalion

1914-15 Star (71 C. Sjt. (A.C.S. Mjr.) W. Husband, Welsh R.); British War and Victory Medals (71 W.O. Cl. 2 W. Husband, Welsh R.); Volunteer Force Long Service, E.VII.R. (2534 C. Sjt. W. Husband, 1/V.B. Welsh Regt.); Territorial Force Efficiency Medal, G.V.R. (200012 C.S. Mjr. W. Husband, 4/Welsh R.), a little polished, otherwise generally very fine (5) £340-380

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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The recipient was wounded at Gallipoli in the period 7-11 August 1915 (Whitehorne & Marden’s History of the Welch Regiment, refers). Total battalion casualties in the same period amounted to three officers and 94 other ranks killed, and 11 officers and 178 other ranks wounded.