Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Lance-Sergeant E. Carter, 10th (Service) Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment, killed in action, First day of the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916

British War and Victory Medals (547 Cpl. E. Carter. Linc. R.) generally good very fine (2) £200-300

Ernest Carter was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. He served during the Great War with the 10th (Service) Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment on the Western Front. He was killed in action, whilst serving with the Grimsby “Chums”, 1 July 1916 - the first day of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried in the Ovillers Military Cemetery, Somme, France.

Sold with copied research, and a photographic image of recipient ‘digging with C Company at Brocklesby Prk, October 1914.’