Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Pair: Private H. Barwick, West Riding Regiment, killed in action, 16 September 1916, on the Somme
British War and Victory Medals (6-4488 Pte. H. Barwick. W. Rid. R.); Memorial Plaque (Harry Barwick) remnants of lacquer to campaign awards, generally very fine or better

Victory Medal 1914-19 (2) (5-5745 Pte. G. J. Hudson. W. Rid. R.; 43562 Pte. W. Hudson. K.R.R.C.) good very fine (5)
£100-140

Harry Barwick was a native of Oxenhope, Yorkshire. He served during the Great War with the 1/6th Battalion, West Riding Regiment on the Western Front. He was killed in action, 16 September 1916, and on the latter date the Battalion as part of the 147th Brigade, 49th (West Riding) Division were in forward positions on the Leipzig Salient, Somme. Barwick is buried in Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuille Wood, Somme.

G. J. Hudson and W. Hudson were brothers, and the sons of Mrs M. J. Hudson of 18 Glover Street, Bradford. W. Hudson served during the Great War with the King’s Royal Rifle Corps, having enlisted 2 September 1916. He was killed in action, 25 days later, 27 September 1916. He was attached to the 1/16th Battalion, London Regiment (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), and on the latter date the 1/16th were in the trenches at Meualte, Somme. W. Hudson is buried in Sauchy-Cauchy Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais.

Sold with photographic images of the Hudson brothers, both in uniform.